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.

Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad" by Shostakovich - album cover

First released: 1988

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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: I. Allegretto
27:33
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
10:55
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: III. Adagio
15:49
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: IV. Allegro non troppo
20:31