Largo - Shostakovich

This painting is a visual expression of the Largo movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No.5 It is a reflection on the overall notion of desolation and pain; broad, bending planes follow the tragic Largo character of the music, while there is a striving to transcend the suffering. Composed in 1937 during Soviet oppression, the music is a human document of these times and the lives of people.