Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Symphonie n° 13 (1962)
in B flat minor, "Babi Yar", for bass solo, bass choir and orchestra
- General information
-
Composition date:
mar 1962 - 20 jul 1962
- Duration: 60 mn
- Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
- Opus: 113
-
Libretto (details, author):
Evguéni Evtouchenko
-
Composition date:
mar 1962 - 20 jul 1962
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [1 male voice, choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: solo bass voice
- men's choir(bass voice [40 à 100])
- 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn), 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, harp [2-4] , piano (also celesta), strings
Premiere information
-
Date:
18 December 1962
Location:URSS, Moscou, Grande Salle du Conservatoire
Performers:Vitaly Gromadski : basse, basses du Chœur républicain d'état et du chœur de l'Institut Gnessine, Orchestre philharmonique de Moscou, direction : Kiril Kondrachine.
Table of contents
- Babi Yar (Adagio)
- Humour (Allegretto)
- Au magasin (Adagio)
- Les Peurs (Largo)
- Une carrière (Allegretto)