Symphony no. 12, op. 112 “1917”

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky

Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 '1917' is the twelfth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1961. Scored for large orchestra, it uses sombre brass and percussion motifs, dense string textures and march-like episodes to evoke aspects of the 1917 Russian Revolution, and it occupies a late-period place in Shostakovich's output as an example of his engagement with programme-oriented and politically charged composition.
First released: 2nd July 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 “1917”: Petrograd révolutionnaire / Revolutionary “Petrograd” / Das revolutionäre Petersburg
    12:02
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 “1917”: Razliv
    11:24
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 “1917”: Aurore / Aurora
    4:47
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 12, op. 112 “1917”: L‘aube de l‘humanité / Dawn of Humanity / Morgenrot der Menschlichkeit
    10:15

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