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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.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-03 19:36 UTC.

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1Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar: Adagio
bass vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1962-12-20)
choir vocals:
RSFSR Academic Chorus (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1962-12-20)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1962-12-20)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1962-12-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar: Adagio (on 1962-12-20)
lyricist:
Евгений Евтушенко (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich?:??
2Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour: Allegretto
bass vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1962-12-20)
choir vocals:
RSFSR Academic Chorus (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1962-12-20)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1962-12-20)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1962-12-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour: Allegretto (on 1962-12-20)
lyricist:
Евгений Евтушенко (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich?:??
3Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store: Adagio
bass vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1962-12-20)
choir vocals:
RSFSR Academic Chorus (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1962-12-20)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1962-12-20)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1962-12-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store: Adagio (on 1962-12-20)
lyricist:
Евгений Евтушенко (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich?:??
4Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears: Largo
bass vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1962-12-20)
choir vocals:
RSFSR Academic Chorus (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1962-12-20)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1962-12-20)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1962-12-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears: Largo (on 1962-12-20)
lyricist:
Евгений Евтушенко (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich?:??
5Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career: Allegretto
bass vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1962-12-20)
choir vocals:
RSFSR Academic Chorus (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1962-12-20)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1962-12-20)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1962-12-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. A Career: Allegretto (on 1962-12-20)
lyricist:
Евгений Евтушенко (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 13 in B-flat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich?:??
6Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: I. Prelude - Moderato. Allegro
choir vocals:
Yurlov State Choir (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir) (on 1966-05-05)
spoken vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский (on 1966-05-05)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1966-05-05)
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) (on 1966-05-05)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-05-05)
recording of:
Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, op. 74: I. Prelude. Moderato – Allegro
lyricist:
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx (German communist philosopher)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Кантата к двадцатилетию Октября, соч. 74
Prokofiev?:??
7Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: II. The Philosophers - Andante assai
choir vocals:
Yurlov State Choir (Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir)
spoken vocals:
Виталий Александрович Громадский
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
recorded at:
Large Hall of the Conservatory Moscow (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (on 1966-05-05)
recording of:
Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, op. 74: II. The Philosophers. Andante assai
lyricist:
Karl Marx (German communist philosopher)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Кантата к двадцатилетию Октября, соч. 74
Prokofiev?:??
8Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: VI. Revoluiton - Andante non troppoProkofiev?:??
9Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: VII. Victory - AndanteProkofiev?:??
10Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution: IX. Symphony - Allegro energicoProkofiev?:??