Shostakovich 13: Babi Yar

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Chorus & Алексей Тихомиров

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" is a choral symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and first performed in 1962. The work employs chorus and orchestra with sombre, densely scored textures to set a cycle of poems confronting historical and political themes, representing a controversial and pivotal statement in the composer's later catalogue.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 13 in B‐flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar”: I. Babi Yar. Adagio
    17:28
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 13 in B‐flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar”: II. Humor. Allegretto
    9:06
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 13 in B‐flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar”: III. In the Store. Adagio
    13:17
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 13 in B‐flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar”: IV. Fears. Largo
    13:54
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 13 in B‐flat minor, op. 113 “Babi Yar”: V. Career. Allegretto
    14:42

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