Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 6 / Symphony no. 10

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Mark Wigglesworth

Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 10 are symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1937, 1939 and 1953 respectively. Spanning his middle to late period, they illustrate a range from the Fifth's broadly expressive, dramatic use of traditional symphonic form and stark contrasts, through the Sixth's episodic, chamber-like textures and experimental pacing, to the Tenth's terse, psychologically charged language and complex orchestration, collectively reflecting Shostakovich's evolving engagement with lyricism, irony and political subtext in Soviet-era music.

Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 6 / Symphony no. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich - album cover

First released: May 1999

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: I. Moderato
26:04
2.
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro
4:14
3.
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: III. Allegretto - Largo - Più mosso
13:10
4.
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro - L'istesso tempo
13:07
5.
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. Moderato
19:57