Symphony no. 5 in D minor

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Академический симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии & Alexander Sergeyevich Dmitriev

Symphony No. 5 in D minor is the fifth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, completed in 1937. The four-movement orchestral work combines dramatic, often sardonic motifs with lyrical slow passages and brisk scherzo-like sections, and it occupies a crucial place in Shostakovich's output as a public response to the political pressures he faced in the Soviet Union.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato
    14:21
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. Allegretto
    5:15
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
    13:58
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo
    11:00

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