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Originally Posted by thatguy
this is completely off topic (sorry  ) but since reading this i was listening to different renditions of his 5th and came across Shosty's 4th. I listened to the entire thing, and it spawned so much emotion out of me after hearing it for the first time and reading the story behind it. Shostakovich continues to find new ways of keeping him as my favorite composer. |
Hi Thatguy!
I remember the first time I heard the
"LENINGRAD SYMPHONY" in Stockholm performed by the Moscow symphony orchestra with Evgeny svetlanov as conductor... I was as sweaty as Svetlanov!
I also remember the first movement with the two guys hammering on their snares drums while the rest of the orchestra was playing as passionate as only a Russian orchestra can!
The audience was howling of enthusiasm... and the applause of the audience just wouldn't stop!