# Dmitri Shostakovich — Every Record We Rank

Dmitri Shostakovich appears once in our Modernism list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Modernism
- **Year:** 1937
- **Highest placing:** No. 8 in Modernism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/dmitri-shostakovich/

## Appears on

### [Symphony No. 5](https://waxonia.com/track/dmitri-shostakovich--symphony-no-5/)

*1937 · No. 8 in [Modernism](https://waxonia.com/genre/modernism/)*

Written under real threat of arrest and subtitled, by someone, a Soviet artist's reply to just criticism. Whether the triumphant ending is sincere is the most consequential unanswered question in music.

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