Concert at War: Leningrad Premiere of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony

Welcome to Soviet Journey. In this video, I present to you the premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony, which took place on August 9, 1942, in the middle of the Siege of Leningrad, one of the longest sieges in history, in a documentary style.

This historical event in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), which was under siege by the Nazis for 872 days and where a third of the population lost their lives, will interest you. Enjoy watching!

Thanks to Shane Ivers for the music used in the video.
Music: Soviet March by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com

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0:00 Introduction and summary
0:43 Situation and preparation period before the symphony
3:33 First rehearsals
5:15 Military measures and concert
6:53 Its importance today
7:35 End

Resources

* Fay, Laurel (1989). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513438-9
* Fey, Laurel E. (2005). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518251-4
* Ford, Andrew (2011). Illegal harmonies: music in the modern age. 3rd. Schwartz Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86395-528-7
* Gasparov, Boris (2005). Five Operas and a Symphony: Word and Music in Russian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-300-10650-3
* Glantz, David (2001). The Siege of Leningrad 1941-44: 900 Days of Terror. Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-0941-8
* Jones, Michael (2008). Leningrad: State of Siege. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01153-7
* Reid, Anna (2011). Leningrad. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-318574-1
* Robinson, Harlow (1995). “Composing for Victory”. Stites, Richard (Ed.). Culture and Entertainment in Wartime Russia. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-20949-8
* Salisbury, Harrison (2003). The 900 Days: the siege of Leningrad. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-7867-3024-7
* Stites, Richard (1991). Revolutionary Dreams: Utopian Vision and Experimental Life in the Russian Revolution. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-505537-3
* Sollertinsky, Dmitri & Ludmilla (1980). Hobbs, Graham; Midgley, Charles (Eds.). Pages from the Life of Dmitri Shostakovich. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-170730-8

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