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Dmitri Shostakovich filmed in 1975

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  • for those of us who aren't russian speakers, is there an english transcript of the interview?

  • Unfortunately, no.

  • Which quartet is this?

  • Taneyev quartet

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  • The interviewer is his son, Maxim.

    DS: It was in New York in 1949

    MS: during Congress?

    DS: yes, American Congress in defense of peace. Soviet delegation was invited, including me. Im afraid I dont quite remember the details, but this thing I

    MS: Why did you decide to perform the Final from the 5th Symphony?

    DS: Well, because it was a meeting of American peace supporters, and I erm... I must say, I dont know why, erm... I thought why dont I play a Scherzo from the 5th Symphony

  • I wish I spoke Russian!!!!!!!!!

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  • @propulchritudine Not a difficult language to learn once one gets past the Cyrillic alphabet. Plenty of cases though. The endings can drive one mad on occasion. Russian is a sexy language. Atleechna!

  • Can anyone tell me who the singer is at the end?

  • What string quartet no it is ?

    

  • @shavkatikk What symphony and movement is this?

  • DS: No, there wasnt any concert actually, it just came to someones mind, it wasnt me really, it came to someones mind that it would be nice if I, that is Shostakovich the composer, if I played something from my compositions. I thought a bit and performed a Scherzo from my 5th Symphony, from MY symphony!

  • DS: From my 5th symphony. Well it was very... it all took place in a large hall, there were quite a lot of listeners, consisting of American peace-fighters. They made speeches and our delegates as well. Fadeev, as I remember, spoke, so did USA representatives And then

    MS: a concert?

  • MS: Oh! You played Scherzo.

    DS: Yes, Scherzo, I played Scherzo from the 5th Symphony

    MS: Yours?

    DS: by Tchaikovsky.

    MS: Tchaikovsky?!

    DS: Oh, no, no! Mine, mine!

    MS: I see.

  • Which pieces is this?

  • Me too! I speak a tiny bit, but he talks too fast for me to pick up more than a word here and there.

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