Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 (Evgeny Mravinsky)

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

1. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: I. Moderato
2. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro
3. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: III. Allegretto
4. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: IV. Andante - Allegro

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor
Date: 1976
Label: Erato

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Dmitri Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government. Shostakovich's music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the post-Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich

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Evgeny Mravinsky (4 June [O.S. 22 May] 1903 – 19 January 1988) was a Soviet-Russian conductor. He had made his debut as a conductor in 1931 with the Leningrad Philharmonic. In 1938, Mravinsky became principal of the same orchestra and hold the post until his death in 1988. He gave world premieres of six symphonies by Shostakovich: numbers 5, 6, 8 (which Shostakovich dedicated to Mravinsky), 9, 10 and finally 12 in 1961. He also gave the premier of Prokofiev's 6th. He was mainly known for his interpretation of Russian symphonic music, but in fact his repertoire is quite large.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Mravinsky

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