Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 Op. 113 ‘Babi Yar’ / Sergei Prokofiev: October Op. 74 (excerpts), by Kirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vitaly Gromadsky, RSFSR Academic Choir

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 Op. 113 ‘Babi Yar’ / Sergei Prokofiev: October Op. 74 (excerpts)

by Kirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vitaly Gromadsky, RSFSR Academic Choir

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	1.	Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113 : I. Adagio - Babi Yar 14:55
	2.	Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113 : II. Allegretto - Humour 07:48
	3.	Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113 : III. Adagio - In the store 10:57
	4.	Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113 : IV. Largo - Fears (Terror) 10:23
	5.	Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113 : V. Allegretto - A career 11:44
	6.	October, Op.74 (Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the Revolution) : I. Prelude. Introduction - Moderato. Allegro 02:26
	7.	October, Op.74 (Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the Revolution) : II. Philosophers: Andante 02:32
	8.	October, Op.74 (Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the Revolution) : VI. Revolution: Andante non troppo - Più mosso - Allegro moderato - Precipitato - Adagio molto 09:28
	9.	October, Op.74 (Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the Revolution) : VII. Victory: Andante 05:42
	10.	October, Op.74 (Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the Revolution) : IX. Symphony: Allegro energico - Meno 03:16

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An echo of the second performance of the Symphony No. 13, on 20 December 1962, still using the original text by Yevtushenko in spite of Khrushchev's order to modify it so as not to pay homage only to the Jews assassinated in the Ukrainian ravine at Babi Yar. After the first performance, two nights before, the ensemble of musicians succeeded in making this a heroic, impassioned ballad, even tinged with humour but vengeful and funereal… with a fantastic rumbling. In addition, by the same incomparable artists, the essential part of Prokofiev's sole patriotic cantata, in the same titanic, specifically Russian vein.

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released January 1, 2014

Kirill Kondrashin (Conductor)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Vitaly Gromadsky (Bass Voice)
RSFSR Academic Choir
Yurlov State Choir

(1-5) Live recording, Moscow, Large Hall of the Conservatory, December 20, 1962
(6-10) Recording Moscow, May 5, 1966

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