Symphonies no. 6 / no. 7 "Leningrad" / Song of the Forests / Festive Overture

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Yuri Temirkanov & Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

This compilation album of orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich collects compositions written between 1939 and 1954. The music traverses Shostakovich's wartime and postwar idioms, moving from expansive, dramatic and march-infused large-scale orchestral writing to more ceremonial and choral-inflected textures, and it illustrates shifts in his compositional approach in response to the political and cultural pressures of the Soviet era.
First released: 24th July 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60: I. Allegretto
    28:03
  2. 2.
    Festive Overture, op. 96
    5:29
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60: II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
    10:33
  4. 4.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: I. At the War's End
    5:52
  5. 5.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: II. In Forests Let Us Clothe Our Land
    2:43
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60: III. Adagio
    19:34
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60: IV. Allegro non troppo
    18:28
  8. 8.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: III. Remembrance of the Past
    7:16
  9. 9.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: IV. Children Plant the Forest
    2:02
  10. 10.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: V. Arise to Great Deeds All Ye People
    3:05
  11. 11.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: VI. Promenade in the Future
    7:08
  12. 12.
    Song of the Forests, op. 81: VII. Glory!
    9:27
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: I. Largo
    15:46
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: II. Allegro
    5:57
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54: III. Presto
    6:46

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