Symphonies #5 & #6
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Dresdner Philharmonie & Michael Sanderling
Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 are orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1937 and 1939. They contrast in scale and mood — the Fifth unfolds as a large-scale, dramatically driven symphony while the Sixth is more concise and episodic, both employing late-Romantic orchestration, stark shifts of tone and moments of sardonic irony that reflect the composer’s evolving style amid the cultural and political pressures of the late 1930s.
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- 1.Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato16:30
- 2.Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto5:34
- 3.Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo13:45
- 4.Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo12:12
- 5.Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: I. Largo17:41
- 6.Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: II. Allegro6:11
- 7.Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: III. Presto7:38
