Compositions   1924: Symphony No 1 1927: The Nose 1927: Age of Gold 1930: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District 1932: 24 Preludes for Piano 1933: Piano Concerto No 1 1937: Symphony No 5 1941: Symphony No 7 ("Leningrad") 1943: Symphony No 8 1953: Symphony No 10 1955: The Gadfly 1956: String Quartet No 6 1957: Piano Concerto No 2 1960: String Quartet No 8 1964: Symphony No 13 1964: String Quartet No 10 1964: Execution of Stepan Razan 1969: Symphony No 14 1974: Symphony No 15

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