Symphony no. 7 in C Major, op. 60 “Leningrad”

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Residentie Orkest & Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, 'Leningrad' is a symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1941. Composed during the Second World War and associated with the siege of Leningrad, it employs large orchestral forces and juxtaposes march-like, militaristic gestures with expansive lyrical passages and extended developmental writing, reflecting Shostakovich's wartime stylistic concerns within his symphonic output.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”; 1. Allegretto
    26:17
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”; 2. Moderato - Poco Allegretto
    11:01
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”; 3. Adagio (Attacca)
    17:17
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”; 4. Allegro Non Troppo
    18:41

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