Violin Concerto no. 1 / Symphony no. 5

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Oleh Krysa & National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Theodore Kuchar

Violin Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 5 is a compilation album of works by Dmitri Shostakovich, featuring compositions from 1948 and 1937 respectively. The pairing highlights the concerto's intense, virtuosic violin writing and sombre orchestral colour alongside the symphony's broad, dramatic gestures and tightly wrought structure, situating the pieces as representative works from Shostakovich's late-1940s output and his pivotal 1937 symphonic period.
First released: 2000

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77: Nocturne. Moderato
    11:09
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77: Scherzo. Allegro
    6:26
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77: Passacaglia. Andante
    12:42
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77: Burlesca. Allegro con brio
    4:54
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: Moderato
    15:41
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: Allegretto
    5:13
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: Largo
    13:21
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: Allegro non troppo
    10:02

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