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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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significant in Soviet music history
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gptkbp:dedication
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to the victims of fascism
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 40 minutes
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gptkbp:historical_context
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composed during the Great Patriotic War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eighth Symphony by Shostakovich
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Brahms
gptkb:Mahler
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:inspiration
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personal experiences of war
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
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gptkbp:key
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C minor
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:4
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gptkbp:music_style
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complex rhythms
lyrical melodies
dramatic contrasts
dark harmonies
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gptkbp:notable_conductors
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gptkb:Kirill_Petrenko
gptkb:Valery_Gergiev
gptkb:Bernstein
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Moscow_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Philharmonia_Orchestra
gptkb:Gustavo_Dudamel
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Czech_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:St._Petersburg_Philharmonic_Orchestra
1950s
numerous commercial recordings
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gptkbp:opus_number
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Op. 65
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gptkbp:orchestration
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full orchestra
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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November 1943
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gptkbp:social_structure
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sonata form
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gptkbp:style
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modern classical
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gptkbp:themes
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suffering and loss
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gptkbp:year_composed
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1943
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