Symphony No. 5
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии & Kirill Kondrashin
Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed and first performed in 1937. The four-movement work blends traditional symphonic form with stark contrasts between sombre, lyrical passages and moments of martial rhetoric and ironic intensity, written as a response to political pressure and marking a pivotal point in the composer's career and in Soviet musical history.
First released: 1965
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- 1.Symphony No. 5, Op. 47: I. Moderato13:36
- 2.Symphony No. 5, Op. 47: II. Allegretto5:13
- 3.Symphony No. 5, Op. 47: III. Largo12:06
- 4.Symphony No. 5, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo10:44
