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Shostakovich Fifth Symphony
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Conductor Valery Gergiev looks at Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony: A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism, written at the height of Stalin's purges.
Exploring orchestral works of the 20th century. Charismatic Russian conductor Valery Gergiev explores one of the great cultural documents of Stalinist Russia, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony: A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism. Written under the shadow of state oppression at the height of Stalin's purges, the symphony re-established Shostakovich as an ideologically sound Soviet composer and remains one of the most popular of all 20th century symphonies.
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Sat 23 Feb 2013
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