2026 marks the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich's birth. The pocket score of his most widely listened symphony, the Fifth Symphony, is now available in a larger, easier-to-read A5 size. The score is based on the Selected Works of Shostakovich (Complete Edition), published in Moscow in the 1980s. Written in response to criticism of his previous works for being too formalistic and contrary to the wishes of the Soviet regime, the work was rehabilitated with its premiere in 1937 conducted by Mravin...