Symphony No. 12
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Rudolf Barshai & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 is the twelfth symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1961. The work is a large-scale orchestral symphony in a programmematic style reflecting revolutionary themes and features broad, often march-like motifs, dense orchestration and a sombre tonal palette, marking a continuation of Shostakovich's engagement with political subject matter in his middle-to-late career.
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- 1.Symphony no. 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917': 1 - (Revolutionary Petrograd) Allegro4:14
- 2.Symphony no. 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917' 2 - (Razliv) Adagio9:57
- 3.Symphony no. 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917' 3 - (Aurora) Allegro12:53
- 4.Symphony no. 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917' 4 - (The Dawn of Humanity) L'istesso tempo9:58
