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This gripping, emotionally harrowing, but ultimately consoling choral symphony is also a miracle of formal compositional genius. Of course, as usual with Shostakovich, most commentators seem to be more interested in the work's (admittedly interesting) back story than in the actual music. In this video, we set the record straight, going into the details of why this piece is a genuinely profound symphonic argument of the first rank.
Musical Examples courtesy of Naxos and Capriccio Records