: Depicts the general restlessness and tension of the pre-revolutionary city.
The file likely contains the latter half of a recording set for Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 and Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 . These two symphonies are often paired on single albums, such as the Chandos Records release featuring John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic. Symphony No. 12, Op. 112 ("The Year 1917")
: Represents the battleship Aurora , whose shots signaled the start of the revolution.
: A celebratory finale intended to represent Soviet life under the guidance of Lenin. Symphony No. 15, Op. 141
Composed in 1961, this work is a programmatic piece dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Lenin and the events of the Russian Revolution. It consists of four movements played without pause: