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11/10/1947 Prokofiev's 'Symphony No. 6' premieres

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SERGEY PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 (Marin Alsop, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra)

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Xian Zhang on Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony

The symphony, written as an elegy of the tragedies of World War II, has often been regarded as the darker twin to the victorious Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major. The symphony was condemned in 1948 by the Soviet government under the second Zhdanov decree for not conforming to party lines, but it was favourably received among critics.
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