Symphonies 9 & 15

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Symphonies Nos. 9 and 15 are orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1945 and 1971 respectively. They contrast the composer's lighter, concise approach in the Ninth with the Fifteenth's expansive, reflective late style that alludes to earlier motifs and constitutes his final completed symphony.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony N°15 in A major, op. 141: 1. Allegretto
    7:08
  2. 2.
    Symphony N°15 in A major, op. 141: 2. Adagio. Largo. Adagio. Largo
    13:48
  3. 3.
    Symphony N°15 in A major, op. 141: 3. Allegretto
    4:22
  4. 4.
    Symphony N°15 in A major, op. 141: 4. Adagio. Allegretto. Adagio. Allegretto
    15:20
  5. 5.
    Symphony N°9 in E-flat major, op. 70: 1. Allegro
    4:59
  6. 6.
    Symphony N°9 in E-flat major, op. 70: 2. Moderato. Adagio
    6:45
  7. 7.
    Symphony N°9 in E-flat major, op. 70: 3. Presto
    2:44
  8. 8.
    Symphony N°9 in E-flat major, op. 70: 4. Largo
    3:06
  9. 9.
    Symphony N°9 in E-flat major, op. 70: 5. Allegretto. Allegro
    6:33

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