Symphonie Nº 7 “Leningrad”

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & National Symphony Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich

Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' is the seventh symphony by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1941 and first performed in 1942. A large-scale wartime symphony for full orchestra, it juxtaposes expansive lyrical passages with march-like and militaristic material and other sonic contrasts to evoke the siege of Leningrad, serving as a major document of Shostakovich's wartime output.

Symphonie Nº 7 “Leningrad” by Chostakovitch - album cover

First released: 1990

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1.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: I. Allegretto
26:29
2.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
11:32
3.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: III. Adagio
17:26
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: IV. Allegro non troppo
15:58