Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich)

Shostakovich in 1925

Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70, by Dmitri Shostakovich was first played in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic on 3 November 1945. Yevgeny Mravinsky was the conductor.[1][2]

Form

The symphony has five parts, also called movements:

  1. Allegro, 2
    2    , E♭ major
  2. Moderato, 3
    4    , B minor
  3. Presto, 6
    8    , G major
  4. Largo, 2
    4    , B♭ minor
  5. Allegretto — Allegro, 2
    4    , E♭ major

Instruments

The symphony is written for an orchestra with:

Woodwinds
Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B♭ and A
2 Bassoons


Brass
4 Horns
2 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Tuba
Percussion
Timpani
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Triangle
Tambourine
Strings
1st Violins
2nd Violins
Violas
Cellos
Double basses

References

  1. ↑ "Shostakovich Symphony No. 9". www.barbwired.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  2. ↑ Fay, Laurel (1999). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513438-9.

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