Shostakovich, Simphony 13 p.1(1)Babi Yar: Adagio

[LJBSasha]

Another strike:  this performance used Jevtushjénko's own expurgation/revision of "Bábiy Jar", which Shostakóvich disliked.

[whythewar1]

anyone here know the story of babi yar?

[uprussia2004]

@whythewar1 Yes, Babi Yar was a ravine in the north of Kiev where around 200,000 jews, Russian pow's, Ukranians, were murdered by the SS Death Squads (Einsatzkommando?). But I bet a lot of people do not know about it. I read a book about it by A. Anatoli, hence the reason I know about the horrific massacre.

[dragonbands]

I agree about Haitink. Haven't heard Barshai, though.

[kwakos22]

The sound quality is horrible :-(

[dkrevs]

MANDORLA po P. Celanu V mandorli, kjer Nič kraljuje, kaj stoji v mandorli? Dvoje mandljastih oči, kraljevsko modrih. In v očeh, kaj stoji v teh očeh? Solza, solza in v njej mrtvi lesk. In ta lesk, kaj ta lesk odseva? Nebo, nebo polno pepela. Črni, zogleneli mandlji, prazne, mandljaste oči - Kaj stoji v mandorli? Kraljevska solza, ki je ni.

[JorPove]

Para quienes critican la interpretacion hay que recordar que en la epoca de esta grabacion (1991) en todos los paises hoy soberanos pesaba-y muy fuertemente-la opresion del regimen totalitario sovietico de corte stalinista (pese a la glasnot,y pereztroika) que nunca llegaron a darse enteramente .

Por tanto los musicos y el coro lo que estan haciendo es una rememoracion historica,con hondo sentido humano, a diferencia de las interpretaciones de orquestas de Occidente que lo hacen por arte.

[EntropyEternal]

Sad music.

[tippettt]

Too bad... The music is wonderful but the interpretation is preposterous!!!! The best still remains Bernard Haitink and Rudolf Barshai's recordings!!!!

[olga2809]

And the recording of Mariss Jansons and the Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. They even won a Grammy for that!

[crhistomus]

que buen video me encanto ademas de todo esta sinfonia trata sobre la masacre del barranco de baby jar

[atralfalgar]

So great !!!