Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 7 “Leningrad”

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein

Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" is a paired release of two symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich, with the First Symphony composed in 1925 and the Seventh, known as "Leningrad", composed in 1941. Musically, the works contrast the First's youthful neoclassical clarity and energetic orchestration with the Seventh's expansive wartime scope, employing large orchestral forces, martial motifs and passages that reflect the wartime context and the composer's engagement with political and historical themes.

Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 7 “Leningrad” by Dmitri Shostakovich - album cover

First released: September 1989

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10: I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
8:58
2.
Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10: II. Allegro
4:52
3.
Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10: III. Lento - Largo
10:19
4.
Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10: IV. Lento - Allegro molto - Largo
10:50
5.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": I. Allegretto
31:43

Disc 2

2.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
14:54
3.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": III. Adagio
19:25
4.
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": IV. Allegro non troppo
18:51