With no food, no heat in brutal winter weather and no medical supplies the citizens of Leningrad suffered the greatest disaster to befall any city in the world. As they starved and froze to death, the Germans bombed them on a daily basis. Over 1,500,000 Russians died during the siege.
In the middle of this mayhem Shostakovich wrote the 7th Symphony for the people of Leningrad. On August 9, 1942, as bombs fell nearby, a depleted orchestra played to a full concert hall of starving people. The concert was aired over loudspeakers, many of them directed toward German lines, as an act of culture resistance to the blockade.
The Hitler-led Germans, like the Napoleon-led French years before, eventually lost the battle. Not to the Soviets/Russians. But to the season of winter. The blockade ended 75 years ago this January.
This is a stereo live recording from 1978 with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gennady Cherkasov (conductor).
Tracklist:
1. I. Allegretto 26:29
2. II. Moderato, poco allegretto 10:33
3. III. Adagio, Largo (attacca) 16:38
4. IV. Moderato 17:31
Total time: 1:11:12
Dimitri Shostakovich - Symphony No.7 in C major "Leningrad" Op.60
(320 kbps, front cover included)
In the middle of this mayhem Shostakovich wrote the 7th Symphony for the people of Leningrad. On August 9, 1942, as bombs fell nearby, a depleted orchestra played to a full concert hall of starving people. The concert was aired over loudspeakers, many of them directed toward German lines, as an act of culture resistance to the blockade.
This is a stereo live recording from 1978 with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gennady Cherkasov (conductor).
Tracklist:
1. I. Allegretto 26:29
2. II. Moderato, poco allegretto 10:33
3. III. Adagio, Largo (attacca) 16:38
4. IV. Moderato 17:31
Total time: 1:11:12
Dimitri Shostakovich - Symphony No.7 in C major "Leningrad" Op.60
(320 kbps, front cover included)
8 Kommentare:
Cheers for this. Brian Moynahan's book "Leningrad" is recommended mate. J in Liverpool
Thanks a lot for the recommendation. All the best!
Can you kindly re-upload? Zippyshare is dead. Thank you in advance.
Now there´s a fresh link. All the best!
"The Germans led by Hitler, like the French led by Napoleon years before, ended up losing the battle. Not to the Soviets/Russians. But to the winter season."??? Please explain! So, the Soviet Red Army, the resistance of the Soviet people and Soviet leaders did not defeat the Nazi invaders? Were the Nazis defeated... by winter? So the Russians didn't suffer from the freezing weather, just the Germans? Is that so?
Not unlike the Americans in Vietnam, the Russians, then the Americans in Afghanistan. Now the IDF in Gaza. They all ended/will end losing the battle, no? That’s how it appears, to these eyes anyway. @Carlos Henrique Xavier Endo, I think they all lost/will loose to a lack of empathy, to nature, to the innocent, to the forces of life and love. This is the best I can offer. Looking forward to reading your explanation.
I'm going to give this a listen. I was unaware of it's background. Many thanks.
Brian
There is no doubt: The Red Army (not the Russians) defended the Soviet Union and defeated the German invaders. But the weather also had its part in ending the German advance.
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