Talk:Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich)

It's good to have the source given, but "(Wilson p. 174)" isn't much use unless you already know what Wilson is - any chance of a full citation under a "References" heading or something? --Camembert


 * Oops- done! Markalexander100


 * Ta :) --Camembert

flute solo in finale
The article says that the solo flute in the coda plays the C-D-C motif (the primary motive of the finale and the inversion of that for the first movement). But the eighth note motion is only in the pizzicato violas; the flute joins for only the last note in each instance.

Also, none of the strings are tremolo in the coda. The violins are sustaining a C major triad and the rest of the strings are pizzicato. 71.104.166.112 14:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I have fixed this. --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 18:01, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

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State of the article
I am not very happy about this article overall, especially the whole comparison-to-Beethoven aspect. The end of this work can hardly be described as triumphant, so why even bring that element up? --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 18:04, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Berliner Philharmoniker recordings
The Berliner Philharmoniker has just released recordings of the 8th-10th symphonies. Would this recording be notable enough to be included here? Nick McCurdy (talk) 10:27, 3 June 2023 (UTC)