Symphony No. 12 (The Year of 1917) - Dmitri Shostakovich
Information about Symphony No. 12 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
One of the least popular of Shostakovich's symphonies in the West, it gives a chronological depiction of events during the Bolshevik Revolution.
The work was written in 1961, and is in the key of D minor. It consists of four movements lasting a total of approximately 35 minutes.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Petrenko (Naxos 8.572658)
Another superb interpretation of Shostakovich by Vasily Petrenko and the RLPO.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
Naxos 8.572658
Coupled with Symphony No. 6