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Fireman Shostakovich
- rdtsc 11y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HON-9Z1Greo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HON-9Z1Greo (ignore the comments, as usual)
- visarga 11y agoI love Shostakovich's music. At first I found his music weird and even ugly, but I persevered and never gave up. In time, I realized he created some of the darkest and other times most joyful music I ever listened to. His music is ironic and full of jokes. I'm wondering how his music would have changed had he not lived under Stalin and Soviet Russia.
- tunesmith 11y agoThe recording I have is of Bernstein conducting the Chicago Symphony, which is apt since Chicago has traditionally had a reputation of an amazing brass section. The invasion theme (which Shostakovich later admitted was actually supposed to be a depiction of Stalin) in the first movement is really amazing in that it's a repeating theme (like Bolero) except that it just gets more and more psychotic as time goes on. Really fun recording to listen to.