Shostakovich 8 th and 9th Con1nuing the War Trilogy
Shostakovich 8th and 9th
Con1nuing the War Trilogy
Plan
• Vast opening moderato in E minor. • Short angry 2nd mvt in B flat minor. • AllegreDo in C minor as third mvt – full of personal shiGs in mood.
• Intro to Finale – moves to major mode – to triumphant unison ending.
• Personal asser1on of triumph? • Stalin portrait?
8th Symphony
• 1943: SeDled in Moscow and teaching at the Conservatory. Gloomy 8th disappointed lovers of the seventh. Memorial for the whole na1on.
9th Symphony
• 1945: Victory year -‐ a lightweight score. Close official scru1ny of all his work returned. C minor/major. Unbalanced movement scheme of 5 movements (2 brutal scherzos) great C major finale. Referring back to Haydn.
Sol1 Conducts
Mvt 1 Allegro
Movement 2
Movement 3
Third Movement
Mvt 4
%th Movement