Largo - ♩=152 - Poco meno mosso. Allegro molto - Chorus: "To October" Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Ministry of Culture. Russian Academic State Choir Cappella
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@DirtyColossus711 жыл бұрын
This is still one of his lesser-known works, but one of my all-time favorites, up there with the 5th and 10 th symphonies, and the 8th and 9th string quartets.
@stephenmessick8654 жыл бұрын
Loved it, but never would have guessed it was Shostakovich.
@stravinsky130012 жыл бұрын
a funny thing is that in Russia the audience loved the chorus part but were confused by the instrumental section, while in the rest of Europe the audiences were thrilled by the instrumental section but not the chorus part.
@joshscores33605 жыл бұрын
Not surprised.
@ericnk5811 жыл бұрын
It's a shame more conductors don't go for Shostakovich's direction to use a factory whistle just before the choral section (a note in the score says if a factory whistle cannot be found, the brass instruments simply play a note in unison). Neeme Jarvi's DG recording uses both factory whistle and siren to amazing effect.
@stravinsky130012 жыл бұрын
Most people, myself included, would prefer the 1st, but this is a very interesting work if nothing else, and I do agree that it is a remarkable achievement. This is one of the most bizarre pieces of music I have ever heard.
A really skillfully shaped performance of this symphony -- and this is a piece onto which shape is hard to project! (But as other posters have said, I wish they'd used the factory whistle, which even further narrativizes the piece.) I loved the urgency and absolute commitment of the performance, even when the polyphony gets really tangled. Thanks for posting!
@Tu1611 жыл бұрын
It does bear a resemblance, by its position, to the cruiser 'Aurora' docked in Leningrad - the ship that fired the first shots at the Winter palace on November 7, 1917 ('October 25').
@kapariz4412 жыл бұрын
It's a very underestimated work as there are some interesting, even profound, musical moments in it. Overall a remarkable achievement for a composer who was only just into his 20s at the time he composed it, comparable to the 1st symphony, I'd go so far to say.
@saintsaens2112 жыл бұрын
Incredible chorus ending.
@ericnk5811 жыл бұрын
Shostakovich was, by all accounts, embarrassed by both this and the Third, but he was responding to government commissions and, in the Soviet Union, one could only guess as to what might have happened had he refused. Politics and the propagandistic texts aside, there is no denying the greatness of Shostakovich's music. This and a handful of other scores in the late 1920's represent the maximum extent of his "experimental" phase.
@dctrbrass7 жыл бұрын
he's such a great composer! :)
@ediccartman72525 жыл бұрын
The fact he was embarassed doesn't deny this is a genius futuristic piece. It's by no mean what guys from Soviet government expected to hear. Yes they sing about Lenin and October victory , but all this sounds like a soundtrack from horror movie . You feel the boat is going straight on you and drills you through, and then this apocalyptic choir. Maybe Shostakovich himself didn't understand it completely (come on he was 21 then ) , but we definitely hear his attitude to those events.
Жыл бұрын
@@ediccartman7252 Boat?! Wtf? Horror movie?! Do you know what is a revolution? No.
Жыл бұрын
You need to study the discussion between avant-garde/modernism and realism in order to comment on it. The composer is not so fond of his second and third symphonies because of this issue. For me, however, he managed to mix both styles in these compositions. He maintained his artistic creativity and even joined the party decades later after the war; nothing to do with political demands, therefore.
@CathLaPoire10 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful!
@kapariz4412 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best renditions of the opening section. In many other recordings it is almost inaudible. I thought the chorus sounded a little thin in places, tho' - I was expecting a slightly fuller tone. The orchestra was great.
@YThome78 жыл бұрын
Obvious, he is an contemporary of Eisenstein, Maykovski, artists Daineko, he is still part of Proletkult vanguard revolutionary art ...
@ljiljanastanic90767 жыл бұрын
Spectacular,g l o r i o u s!!!
@wcsxwcsx4 жыл бұрын
Here are the English lyrics of Alexander Bezymensky, as copied from the Symphony's Wikipedia page: We marched, we asked for work and bread. Our hearts were gripped in a vice of anguish. Factory chimneys towered up towards the sky Like hands, powerless to clench a fist. Terrible were the names of our shackles: Silence, suffering, oppression. But louder than gunfire there burst into the silence Words of our torment, words of our suffering. Oh, Lenin! You forged freedom through suffering, You forged freedom from our toil-hardened hands. We knew, Lenin, that our fate Bears a name: Struggle. Struggle! You led us to the final battle. Struggle! You gave us the victory of Labour. And this victory over oppression and darkness None can ever take away from us! Let all in the struggle be young and bold: The name of this victory is October! October! The messenger of the awaited dawn. October! The freedom of rebellious ages. October! Labour, joy and song. October! Happiness in the fields and at the work benches, This is the slogan and this is the name of living generations: October, the Commune and Lenin.
@ediccartman72525 жыл бұрын
That is where Schnitke comes from.....
@OceanBagel11 жыл бұрын
The ship was built in 1927, the same year Shostakovich wrote Symphony #2. It's a British ship though, so I don't see any other connection.
@skyfacer96264 жыл бұрын
Ironically, when the choir comes in, it reminds me of Howard Hanson's 'Song Of Democracy'. I find it quite amusing.
@aurahyel47008 жыл бұрын
By all means, the factory whistle should be incorporated. Too bad DSCH was not pleased with this symphony, as it is a compelling work all things said and done. This is as committed a performance as one would expect from a Russian orchestra and chorus.
@mwosslert11 жыл бұрын
I like this piece a lot. Pure DSCH...:) !
@cabetojazz11 жыл бұрын
me gusto!!!!
@BrucknerMotet11 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if the photo of the docked "Spurn" bears any relevance to the music or the composer?
@josearcanjo507911 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of Potemkin...
@jameswaide53545 жыл бұрын
Why the photo of Hull?
@basspoem11 жыл бұрын
None whatsoever as far as I can see. The uploader appears to be from Yorkshire; Spurn Point extends into the North Sea from that county's rapidly eroding east coast, and this lightship prevents other ships from colliding with it...perhaps a ship signifies a journey, with DSCH as one who warns...
@iclarolineh11 жыл бұрын
Definitely not one of his best symphonies - Shostakovich didn't like it himself. However, the patriotism behind it is beautiful.