Symphony no. 8
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & National Symphony Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich
Symphony No. 8 is the eighth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed and premiered in 1943. The four-movement work is characterised by sombre, densely scored orchestration, pervasive minor-key writing and stark contrasts between brooding slow passages and tumultuous climaxes, reflecting the wartime context and marking a darker, more introspective turn within Shostakovich's wartime symphonic output.
First released: 1992
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: Adagio - Allegro non troppo22:56
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: Allegretto6:14
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: Allegro non troppo6:55
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: Largo10:24
- 5.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: Allegretto14:48
