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Shostakovich 7th Symphony

Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich's 7th Symphony which salutes the sacrifices made during the Great Patriotic War as survivors of the Siege of Leningrad describe the first performance of this gr...  
 
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routeoz (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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thnx for the vid.
rrosfel (1 month ago) Show Hide
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This title is misleading. Up to 1:33 this is Shostakovich´s 6 th not 7 th.
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cutefidgety (2 months ago) Show Hide
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deeaaath is right, after the 5th symphony (with much meddling from the Soviet leaders) Shostakovich turned from symphonies to chamber music (which were more private) to express his feelings in his composition.
cutefidgety (2 months ago) Show Hide
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if you watch the original documentary (the war symphonies) on youtube, you'll realise that this vid was made from footage cut out from the documentary. so the intro of the 6th may have been included accidentally.
cutefidgety (2 months ago) Show Hide
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"the war symphonies"
cutefidgety (2 months ago) Show Hide
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simply search 'the war symphonies' on youtube. alot of it is in russian though, and the subtitles are in spanish, which is why i came to this video...
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Heoric stuff! What other composer in history had such a horrendous backdrop as their canvas?
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buen video
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Many Thanks for this video!

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