Shostakovich 13th symphony (part-1/7)

Prom 48, Royal Albert Hall, 19 August 2006
Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, 'Babi Yar'
Mikhail Petrenko- bass
Chorus and Orchestra of The Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera)/ Valery Gergiev.
Η 13η Συμφωνία του Σοστακόβιτς είναι πάνω σε στίχους του Γιεβγκιένι Γιεφτουσένκο, εμπνευσμένοι από ένα αποτρόπαιο έγκλημα που διαπράχτηκε στο Μπάμπι -Γιαρ (κοντά στο Κίεβο) κατά τη διάρκεια του Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου από τα Ναζιστικά στρατεύματα. Θύματα: Περί τις 35 χιλιάδες Εβραίοι. Επί ημέρες εκτελούντο κατά ομάδες 10 ατόμων.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gergiev
• Babi
• Yar
• Yevtushenko

[DoeRan]

Is this available on dvd somewhere?

[nikolaos333]

@DoeRan Unfortunately there is no DVD.

[bckm54]

If you ever wondered what the world would be like without Jewish folks, listen to this symphony and see how much wonder, beauty, richness, perseverence, and passion you'd be missing. I am not Jewish, but there is some Jewish blood in my veins, and every time I listen to this symphony, it makes me cry for my relatives who lost their lives in the concentration camps..and all the other people of all the other families that did the same.

[shostaki]

Striking performance and echoes the essence of the Russian Spirit within a jewish text.

[js14352]

Victims of Babi Yar, rest in peace.

[alphabet661]

I would rather think this is for any oppressed community. Terrible what the those adhering to the Jewish fate underwent but let's remind ourselves of the Armenians, Palestinians (Christians and Muslims), African Americans who'd be killed if they used a white bathroom only a few decades ago in the South.

[khbgkh]

6:31 Cock Fondler

[jmfstbn]

Bravo Low brass ! Very good

[luoboeguy]

Note also that this is not the original text - some of it has been altered.

[luoboeguy]

@bckm54 Did you know you are echoing the lines of the poem? "

In my blood there is no Jewish blood.

In their callous rage, all antisemites

must hate me now as a Jew"

[bckm54]

@CinnAlla beautifully put! :)

[CinnAlla]

@bckm54 Neither the poet Yevtushenko nor the composer Shostakovich were themselves Jewish. This musical collaboration is their expression of solidarity with the mainly Jewish victims of the Nazi exterminations at Babi Yar and a call to Russian and Soviet people to live up to their internationalist ideals. This is a great 20c Russian work of art and a moving expression of common humanity.

[RolandRiopelle]

It is worth remembering that this musical criticism of Russian antisemitism was very nearly suppressed by the soviets, who threated the original bass singer so convincingly that he withdrew from the premier on the eve of the performance. Fortunately, Kyrill Kondrashian (a superconductor!) had surreptitiously lined up a replacement, and he (Kondrashian) refused to be intimidated into getting "ill" on the eve of the premier! Wonderful performance this!

[Gunfire4hire]

9:06 on is sooooooo badass