Symphony no. 8
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Симфонический оркестр Мариинского театра & Valery Gergiev
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 is the eighth symphony by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and premiered in 1943. A large-scale, predominantly sombre four-movement work for full orchestra, it features dense orchestration, stark contrasts and brooding thematic development and occupies a significant place in Shostakovich's wartime output following his Seventh Symphony.
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo28:03
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. Allegretto6:02
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo6:14
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: IV. Largo9:57
- 5.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: V. Allegretto15:20
