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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Symphony No. 10 canonical 1
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 50 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith Stalinist era ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 93 ⓘ
composer Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ
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) ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich) ⓘ
genre symphonic music ⓘ
hasMovement I. Moderato ⓘ
II. Allegro ⓘ
III. Allegretto ⓘ
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) ⓘ
premiereConductor Yevgeny Mravinsky ⓘ
linked to: Evgeny Mravinsky
premiereCountry Soviet Union ⓘ
premiereDate 1953-12-17 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace Leningrad ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 10

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Dmitri Shostakovich → notableWork → Symphony No. 10 ⓘ
Symphony No. 10 (Shostakovich) → workTitle → Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 ⓘ
subject linked to: Symphony No. 10
linked to: Symphony No. 10