Symphony No. 12 (Shostakovich) allusion to the Hungarian uprising of 1956, the Twelfth's apparently pro-Communist subject matter led to a poor reception there. Western listeners became more receptive after the Cold War but the Twelfth remains in the lower echelon of Shostakovich's symphonies due to its workmanlike nature. Symphony No. 12 (Shostakovich) Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112, subtitled "The Year of 1917", in 1961, dedicating it to the memory of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, as he did for his Symphony No. 2. The symphony was premiered that October by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under
Symphony No. 2 (G. English) Symphony No. 2 (G. English) Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 5 was composed by George English in 1933 (from 1 February to 2 November). It is a bit larger works than his First, but more conventional too. Like the English's Symphony No. 1, this symphony was performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the composer's direction during the Melbourne Centenary Celebrations (1934). On 28 October 1934 another performance of the Second followed, again with the composer conducting. An advertisement in "The Argus" described it as "The Australian Symphony". On 30 June 1935 the First was heard for another