Symphony no. 8
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & London Symphony Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich
Symphony No. 8 is the eighth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and premiered in 1943. The work is a large-scale, four-movement orchestral composition marked by sombre, densely textured orchestration, stark dynamic contrasts and a brooding, often desolate tone that reflects the wartime context and occupies a pivotal, introspective position in Shostakovich's mid-career symphonic output.
First released: 6th June 2005
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo26:34
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. Allegretto6:46
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo7:07
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: IV. Largo12:01
- 5.Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: V. Allegretto16:16
