Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar"

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko

Symphony No. 13 'Babi Yar' is the thirteenth symphony by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed and premiered in 1962. Scored for a large orchestra, bass soloist and men's chorus, the work sets sombre, declamatory texts about the Babi Yar massacre and employs stark orchestration, austere brass writing, march-like rhythms and bleak lyrical passages, marking a politically charged late-period work that intensified Shostakovich's engagement with social and historical themes in his symphonic output.

Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" by Shostakovich - album cover

First released: October 2014

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Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar: Adagio
15:45
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Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour: Allegretto
7:27
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Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store: Adagio -
12:34
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Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears: Largo -
11:05
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Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career: Allegretto
12:44