What Song Are You Listening To, Right Now?

Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5
"The writing of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was inextricably linked to the horrific political repression in Russia under Stalin and the terror of the composer’s condemnation by the Soviet authorities. Grasp his philosophical-artistic triumph in this symphony—its menacing representation of brutality in the opening, its impassioned third movement, and psychologically harrowing finale, communicating through music what could not be spoken without risking death or exile." (Citation: Professor Robert Greenberg)

 
Cypress said:
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5
"The writing of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was inextricably linked to the horrific political repression in Russia under Stalin and the terror of the composer’s condemnation by the Soviet authorities. Grasp his philosophical-artistic triumph in this symphony—its menacing representation of brutality in the opening, its impassioned third movement, and psychologically harrowing finale, communicating through music what could not be spoken without risking death or exile." (Citation: Professor Robert Greenberg)

Click to expand...

I appreciate the history here along with the music. Spasibo!
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Another composer from the USSR era:

Click to expand...
You have good taste in music!
Political repression and human suffering often seem to be fertile ground in which art, poetry, and literature really transcend normal convention.
In the USSR, and particularly the Stalinist era, people like Shostakovich, Anna Akhmatova, Solzhenitsyn et al. reached such a transcendent apogee of creativity, that I really do not think there is an equivalent in in the United States, or even most of western Europe, in my opinion.

p.s. I still have a soft spot for Tchaikovsky
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top