Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad"

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Государственный cимфонический оркестр Министерства культуры СССР & Gennadi Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad" is a symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1941. The work employs large-scale orchestration with contrasting march-like motifs, expansive slow passages and dramatic climaxes, and was composed during the Second World War in relation to the siege of Leningrad, marking a key wartime statement in Shostakovich's symphonic output and occupying an important place in mid-20th-century music history.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Dedicated to Leningrad: I. Allegretto
    27:28
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Dedicated to Leningrad: II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
    10:50

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Dedicated to Leningrad: III. Adagio (attacca)
    17:08
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, Dedicated to Leningrad: IV. Allegro non troppo
    19:10

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