Dmitri Shostakovich playing Symphony 7 (Leningrad)

Dmitri Shostakovich playing Symphony 7 (Leningrad)

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• Dmitri
• Shostakovich
• Symphony
• 7
• Leningrad

[Will170392]

Shostakovich was a genius, to think a man like that had such a difficult life is heartbreaking for me - rest in peace shostakovich

[leontud]

what a Genius!we dont make them anymore these days.

[zhongjinshu1]

not only was he a smoker but also a heavy vodka drinker, up to his death in 1975. strange isn`t it, how some of the greatest minds such as dimitri shostakovich, ernest hemingway and bertold brecht shared the same hobbys of enjoying booze and tobaco

[SnowClouds810]

I love him and his musical emotions... Great Shostakovich

[JamesraynorII]

in Soviet Russia the music sonducts Shostakovich

[amz392]

my friends grandpa once said..."when they introduced colors, everything became nothing more than dull" lol this is kind of true...

[daisies53]

This has made me cry it is wonderful! I adore pieces of history but sometimes I find that my heart cannot take too much more! I recognised immediately who is narrating it! I used to serve him years ago when doing a fun job! Thank you for this!

[Bobs482]

In Soviet Russia, music writes you!

[redword2007]

@nateman09

The quality of his work is something that we can certainly agree on. It ranges from vast and inspirational symphonies to the most exquisite works for string quartet.

Have you seen the version 'Battleship Potemkin' by Sergei Eisenstein that uses works by Shostakovich as the musical score? It is truly extraordinary.

[nateman09]

@redword2007 I like how you defined artists. That was very well put. Politics aside, i really do appreciate what Shostakovitch has contributed to Russian classical music. There is just something about it that gives me goosebumps and inspires me. I suppose that is what was intended.

[redword2007]

@nateman09

It would be foolish to claim that artists (including Shostakovich) in the Soviet Union didn't have a difficult relationship with the government. During a revolution arts and culture must be mobilised as a weapon of class struggle and it is inevitable that artists - as single minded people with a clear creative vision - may resent this at times. But Shostakovich's problems were with the government, not with his revolutionary principles that sustained him throughout his life.

[nateman09]

@redword2007 you're right i suppose, he did not do it "openly". I just know many people who believe that he mocked the russian communist regime in a more acceptable way. if you listen to the fifth symphony, his style is very liberal for the era and for the audience he intended it for. In the final bars it ends with a boisterous chorus of brass and simple percussion rythms that over-accentuate what the russian communist gov't deemed acceptable. I believe it is an elegant and beautiful protest.