Symphony no. 8 in C minor
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
Symphony No. 8 in C minor is the eighth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and first performed in 1943. The large-scale, four-movement work features sombre, brooding orchestration, dense contrapuntal textures and powerful contrasts, reflecting the wartime context and marking a darker, more introspective turn in Shostakovich's symphonic output.
First released: 1989
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in C minor: I. Adagio25:50
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in C minor: II. Allegretto6:34
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in C minor: III. Allegro non troppo6:27
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in C minor: IV. Largo9:41
- 5.Symphony no. 8 in C minor: V. Allegretto14:31
