Valery Gergiev
Among the most prominent conductors of his generation, Gergiev is known for high-energy performances of traditional orchestral repertoire as well as opera, especially Russian works.
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Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, titled Leningrad, was begun in Leningrad and completed in the city of Samara (then known as Kuybyshev) in December 1941 and premiered in that city on March 5, 1942. At first dedicated to Lenin, it was eventually submitted in honor of the besieged city of Leningrad, where it was first played under dire circumstances on August 9, 1942, during the siege by Axis and Finnish forces.[1][2] The Leningrad soon became popular in both the Soviet Union and the West as a symbol of resistance to fascism and totalitarianism, thanks in part to the composer’s microfilming of the score in Samara and its clandestine delivery, via Tehran and Cairo, to New York, where Arturo Toscanini led a broadcast performance (July 19, 1942) and Time magazine placed Shostakovich on its cover. That popularity faded somewhat after 1945, but the work is still regarded as a major musical testament to the 27 million Soviet people who lost their lives in World War II, and it is often played at Leningrad Cemetery, where half a million victims of the 900-day Siege of Leningrad are buried.[3]
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No 7 'Leningrad' in C major op 60
Director: Valery Gergiev
Orquesta y Coros del Mariinsky Theatre
2013/14
Salle Pleyel
Paris
I Allegretto
II Moderato (poco allegretto)
III Adagio
IV Allegro non troppo
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