Posted by DanN on February 15, 2001 at 06:03:10:
In Reply to: Shostakovich's 5th - Triumph or Tragedy? posted by Aubrey Foard on February 15, 2001 at 00:02:14:
Sound triumphant to me, but in his bio "Testimony", Shostakovich went on record saying that it's actually meant to be a tragedy. Same deal with the end of his 6th from what I've read/heard in those music history lectures years ago.
DanN