Vasily Petrenko, chief conductor of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra discusses the final release in the internationally acclaimed symphonic cycle. [Naxos 8.573218] Available to purchase soon at liverpoolphil/shop Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No.13, Op. 113 in 1962 - the climax of his ‘Russian period’. It attracted great controversy through its settings of poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, not least the first movement, where the poet underlines the plight of Jews in Soviet society. The other movements are no less pertinent in their observations on the relationship between society and the individual, and the outspoken composition is imbued with tragic irony. The Thirteenth Symphony is a kaleidoscope of shifting emotions, and this deeply personal work stands as one of the 20th centurys symphonic masterpieces.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:27:28 +0000
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