Symphony no. 5

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester & Krzysztof Urbański

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, is a symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1937. The four-movement work employs large-scale late-Romantic orchestration, dramatic dynamic contrasts, terse motifs and ironic gestures, and occupies a pivotal place in his career as a more publicly accessible statement following earlier experimental and politically contentious compositions.
First released: 10th August 2018

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato
    16:38
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto
    5:52
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
    13:43
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
    10:43

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