The fifth symphony is subtitled 'To October', in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik (October) Revolution. The triumphant finale can be heard either as political protest or capitulation to Stalin’s Soviet regime. Show less
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The fifth symphony is subtitled 'To October', in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik (October) Revolution. The triumphant finale can be heard either as political protest or capitulation to Stalin’s Soviet regime. Show less