Symphony No. 8 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Information about Symphony No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1943, and is in the key of C minor. It consists of five movements lasting a total of approximately 60 minutes.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Petrenko (Naxos 8.572392)
The fourth release in Vasily Petrenko's acclaimed Shostakovich cycle.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, 2009.
Naxos 8.572392
Mravinsky (BBC Legends BBCL4002-2)
A definitive live performance from 1960.
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eugen Mravinsky, 1960.
BBC Legends BBCL4002-2
Rostropovich (LSO Live LSO 0060)
A stunning version of this dark work.
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich.
LSO Live LSO 0060