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.

Shostakovich 13: Babi Yar by Dmitri Shostakovich - album cover

First released: 17th January 2020

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