Symphony no. 13 "Babiy Yar"

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Eliahu Inbal & Wiener Symphoniker

Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" is a choral symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1962. Scored for bass soloist, male chorus and orchestra, it combines sombre choral declamation, bleak orchestral sonorities and abrupt, sardonic gestures, reflecting a late-career turn toward explicitly text-driven, politically engaged composition in Shostakovich's output.
First released: 21st February 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": I. Babiy Yar -
    14:59
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": II. Humour
    7:37
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": III. In the Store -
    12:11
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": IV. Fears -
    11:56
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 13, op. 113 "Babiy Yar": V. A Career
    13:20

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