Dmitry Shostakovich :: Symphony No.3, op.20, E-flat major (The First of May; Pervomayskaya)


 

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Shostakovich, Dmitry
1906-1975
(b St Petersburg, 12/25 Sept 1906; d Moscow, 9 Aug 1975). Russian
Symphony No.3, op.20, E-flat major (The First of May;
Pervomayskaya) <1929>
chorus
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The work has sometimes been performed without chorus; this works because all the musical material given to the chorus is also doubled in the orchestra, largely in the brass.
Movements played without pause.

Source of text: Semjon Kirsanov; German translation by Gerhard Hartmann. Language: Russian
1. Allegretto
2. Più mosso; Allegro
3. Andante
4. Allegro; Allegro molto
5. Andante; Largo
6. "The First of May"