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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:Riccardo_Muti
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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reflections on suffering
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gptkbp:dedication
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to the victims of war
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 50 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:historical_context
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composed during WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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later Russian composers
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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:instrument
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:harp
brass
strings
percussion
timpani
woodwinds
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gptkbp:key
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C minor
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered a significant work
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gptkbp:mood
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somber
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
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gptkbp:notable_conductors
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gptkb:Yevgeny_Mravinsky
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
symphony orchestras
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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conducted by Leonard Bernstein
multiple recordings available
conducted by Kirill Petrenko
conducted by Valery Gergiev
conducted by Andris Nelsons
conducted by Dmitri Shostakovich himself
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:part_of
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Shostakovich's symphonic cycle
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gptkbp:performed_by
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international orchestras
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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November 4, 1943
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1943
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Shostakovich's_Symphony_No._7
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gptkbp:social_structure
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four movements
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gptkbp:style
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modern classical
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gptkbp:theme
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sorrow and loss
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gptkbp:year_composed
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1943
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