Symphony No 5 in D Minor, Opus 47

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Hallé Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 is the fifth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and premiered in 1937. The four-movement work mixes late-Romantic orchestral writing with stark, often ironic gestures and dramatic contrasts between lyrical passages and turbulent climaxes, and it marked the composer's public response to earlier official criticism by Soviet authorities.
First released: 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato
    16:32
  2. 2.
    Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
    5:35
  3. 3.
    Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op. 47: III. Largo
    14:44
  4. 4.
    Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
    11:02

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