Symphony no. 4

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko

Symphony No. 4 is a symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1936. The work employs large-scale orchestration, complex dissonant harmonies and wide dynamic contrasts, combining late-Romantic and modernist elements and occupying a pivotal place in Shostakovich's output; its suppression at the time contributed to his later shift towards more concise symphonic writing.
First released: October 2013

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43: I. Allegretto poco moderato
    27:23
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43: II. Moderato con moto
    9:24
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43: III. Largo - Allegro
    28:08

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