Symphony no. 5

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

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed and premiered in 1937. The four-movement orchestral work blends sardonic motifs, intense climaxes and lyric passages within a broadly tonal yet often ambiguous language, and it occupies a pivotal place in Shostakovich's career as a response to official criticism and a recalibration of his public musical stance.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato
    15:30
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto
    5:36
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
    12:48
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
    11:48

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