what was the importance of Shostakovich's 5th symphony to him
He was in love with a woman who refused to become his wife. She left for Spain where she married a man named Roman Carmen, and for Shostakovich she became his Carmen who'd rejected him. That is why in his 5th Symphony the musical themes from Bizet's opera Carmen have such an important role.e was in love with a woman who refused to become his wife. She left for Spain where she married a man named Roman Carmen, and for Shostakovich she became his Carmen who'd rejected him. That is why in his 5th Symphony the musical themes from Bizet's opera Carmen have such an important role.