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Shostakovich Symphony #13: "Babi Yar"
Shostakovich Symphony #13: "Babi Yar"
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1961, a poem appeared by the young poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, entitled Babi Yar. The first line of this poem is: “There are no monuments over Babi Yar.” In September of 1941 at least 33,771 Jews were murdered at the Babi Yar ravine in Ukraine; the largest single massacre of Jews to that point in WWII. Shostakovich, moved by the bravery of Yevtushenko's poem, set it and 4 other Yevtushenko poems and created his 13th symphony. This is one of those unforgettable pieces - join me to learn all about it.
Released:
Jul 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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