Symphony no. 13 "Babiy Yar"

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Ayik Martyrosyan & Russian State Symphonic Cappella & Russian State Symphonic Cappella & Valery Kuzmich Polyansky

Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar' is the thirteenth symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, completed and premiered in 1962. A choral symphony that combines stark, often sombre orchestration with a prominent bass solo and male chorus, it represents a politically charged, late-career statement that shifted aspects of Shostakovich's symphonic language toward more explicit social commentary within Soviet-era music.
First released: November 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": I. Babiy Yar -
    16:38
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": II. Humour
    7:54
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": III. In the Store -
    13:08
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": IV. Fears -
    11:59
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": V. A Career
    12:25

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