Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & London Symphony Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich

Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 is the fifteenth and final symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1971. The compact, episodic work employs varied orchestral colours, abrupt contrasts and quotations from earlier music to create a reflective, enigmatic late style that serves as a retrospective coda to Shostakovich's symphonic output.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141: I. Allegretto
    8:13
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141: II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio - Largo
    16:17
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141: III. Allegretto
    4:07
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 15 in A major, op. 141: IV. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto
    15:56

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