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

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad' is a symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1941 and first performed in 1942. The work uses large-scale orchestration, driving ostinatos, march-like rhythms and contrasting expansive slow passages to convey a mixture of martial tension and lyrical reflection, and it occupies a prominent place within Shostakovich's wartime output as a major orchestral statement linked to the events surrounding the siege of Leningrad.

First released: 2003

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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: I. Allegretto
25:38
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: II. Moderato (Poco allegretto)
9:51
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: III. Adagio
18:13
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Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 “Leningrad”: IV. Allegro non troppo
19:59