Symphony No. 10
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Symphony No. 10 is a major orchestral work by Dmitri Shostakovich, widely regarded as one of his most powerful and emotionally intense symphonies, often interpreted as a response to the Stalinist era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 10 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 50 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stalinist era ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 93 ⓘ |
| composer | Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | considered one of Shostakovich’s greatest symphonies ⓘ |
| dedication | none (not formally dedicated) ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
ambiguous but ultimately affirmative finale
ⓘ
dark and intense first movement ⓘ ironic and enigmatic third movement ⓘ violent and driving second movement ⓘ |
| followedBy | Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic music ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Moderato
ⓘ
II. Allegro ⓘ III. Allegretto NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Andante – Allegro ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed shortly after the death of Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| influencedBy | political climate of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large symphony orchestra scoring
ⓘ
prominent solo writing for woodwinds ⓘ use of DSCH motif ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 10 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba
ⓘ
piccolo, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, contrabassoon ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani and percussion ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | first symphony completed after Stalin’s death ⓘ |
| precededBy | Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Yevgeny Mravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1953-12-17 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingHistory | extensively recorded by leading orchestras and conductors ⓘ |
| style | post-war Soviet symphonic style ⓘ |
| typicalProgramming | frequently performed in major symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| usesMotif | DSCH motif in the third and fourth movements ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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