Symphony No. 5, Op. 47

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR & Andrey Boreyko

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 is the fifth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, premiered in 1937. Composed in the wake of his official denunciation in 1936, the four-movement work blends traditional symphonic form with stark contrasts—sombre string writing, jagged brass and percussion, dissonant harmonies and march-like rhythms—and functioned as a pivotal public statement in his career that affected his standing in Soviet musical life and helped establish his international reputation.