Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" 1st Movement part 1

The 1st movement of shostakovich's 7th symphony.

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[lbreakzl]

Long live the memory of this great man. He made this world better with his genius and hard work.

[karapturam]

the man wrote this symphony in besieged Leningrad in hunger, cold, seeing people dying around him, under the Nazi bombs, when hope was ever getting smaller. But the music is so powerful and full of strength and spirit, amazing! Hitler was promising that once he would take Leningrad he would make sure that Shostakovich would be hung first...

Deepest respect to the greatest composer of modern times!

[albertlopez1234]

Fuck you, we're still here

[musicismyanodyne]

@inmuc He said himself that he might be accused of sounding like Revel there, but "so be it--that is how I hear war". I am currently reading about the siege and have just read the story of his writing this, and leaving friends stunned when he previewed it in private. This would be why. Stunning soundtrack to a terrible experience.

[patrahilevlampiev]

This is the version of Rudolf Barshai conducting the WDR Sinfonieorchester Cologne, september 1992, isn't it?

[555paint]

so what version is this?

[Augustkube]

There is an accurate pairing of sound and visual imagery as well as emotional climate. The music seems photographic to me. The sweet qualities of life are sharing the stage with hard and unkind things, making the lightness an achievement in bold relief.

[inmuc]

Following up on what I said before, it actually occurs to me that maybe Shostakovich was being a bit 'naughty' with the similarity between the German invaders here and the police in Lady Macbeth. Yet he was vilified by Stalin for one and deified by him for the other!

[inmuc]

To the person who heard Ravel around the six minute mark, I think the motif is actually pretty different. I hear a clear reference to Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk there (also at 1.10), but it's a tough question for an entrance exam if you have no prior background in this material and focus on the drums! If the upside is that it brought you to Shostakovich then take pleasure in that - the guy was a genius, and had an unusual ability to inject real humour and irony into his music.