Symphony no. 2 “October” / Symphony no. 15

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu & Ladislav Slovák

Symphony No. 2 "October" and Symphony No. 15 are orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1927 and 1971 respectively. The Second is a brief, celebratory piece associated with revolutionary themes and notable for experimental orchestration of his early career, while the Fifteenth is a late-period, introspective and enigmatic symphony characterised by sparse textures and quotation-like gestures, together illustrating the wide chronological and stylistic span of his symphonic output.