Shostakovich & The Great Patriotic War
The Classical Music Minute - A podcast by Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Mondays
DescriptionShostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony was composed amidst significant upheaval during the “Great Patriotic War” which began in 1941. No composer before Shostakovich had ever written a symphony during a raging war, “and no composer had ever attempted to describe a future victory, in music, with such power and conviction.” Join me, as we take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactShostakovich’s “War Symphony” was finally performed on 9 August 1942 in Leningrad. A playwright in the audience w...
