Igor Markevitch Classic Archive | Shostakovich: Symphony No.1

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Orchestre National de la RTF
Filmed in Paris, 15 June 1963

The Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10, by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1924–1925, and first performed in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic under Nicolai Malko on 12 May 1926. Shostakovich wrote the work as his graduation piece at the Petrograd Conservatory, completing it at the age of 19.

The work has four movements (the last two being played without interruption).