Julie Stenseth siterer Shostakovich (Oxford Studies of Composers) av Norman Kay (side 32)
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Behind the composer's complete statement on the work there lies not only the anxiety to cover any anticipated official criticism, but also the attempt to defend the presence of tragedy in the symphonic writing. And if the last movement consists lagerly of the routine optimism demanded by the Stalin edicts, it is nevertheless framed within a clear symphonic shape.
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