Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Eliahu Inbal & Wiener Philharmoniker

Symphony No. 8 is the eighth symphony by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1943. The work is a large-scale, sombre orchestral symphony rooted in mid-20th-century tradition, characterised by dense orchestration, stark dissonance, expansive slow movements and an episodic, often bleak structure that marked a darker turn in Shostakovich's wartime output.
First released: 27th January 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 8: I. Adagio
    28:05
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 8: II. Allegretto
    6:37
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 8: III. Allegro non troppo
    6:51
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 8: IV. Largo
    10:00
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 8: V. Allegretto
    16:00

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