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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_Glass
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gptkbp:characteristics
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reflects Shostakovich's late style
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gptkbp:composed_of
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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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generally positive
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later composers
widely performed and recorded
significant in classical repertoire
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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reflects Shostakovich's later style
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gptkbp:debut_year
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:dedication
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To the memory of the victims of fascism
to the memory of the victims of the war
to the memory of the victims of fascism
to the memory of the victims of the Great Terror
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gptkbp:duration
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60 minutes
approximately 40 minutes
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:first_performance
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conducted by Maxim Shostakovich
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Symphony No. 15
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Stravinsky
gptkb:Tchaikovsky
gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Brahms
gptkb:Mahler
gptkb:Prokofiev
gptkb:Rachmaninoff
Shostakovich's own earlier works
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Wagner
Western classical music
Russian classical music
Soviet composers
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Shostakovich's reflections on life and death
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:harp
French horn
brass
strings
percussion
flute
bass clarinet
timpani
oboe
woodwinds
bassoon
celesta
contrabassoon
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gptkbp:key
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A major
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:5
gptkb:Adagio
features a slow tempo
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gptkbp:notable_conductors
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gptkb:Yuri_Temirkanov
gptkb:Maxim_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:notable_features
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use of quotations
uses quotations from other composers
uses quotations from other works
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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performed internationally
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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numerous
widely recorded
available on various labels
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
various orchestras
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1971
gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:related_works
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Shostakovich's other symphonies
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:church
modern classical
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gptkbp:theme
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exploration of mortality
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:war
childhood
death and memory
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1971
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