CLASSICAL MUSIC CLUB

WAR and MUSIC

Part 3: Shostakovich and the Holocaust

11 March 2007

Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67
Allegro con brio 3:16; Largo 5:28; Allegretto 11:25
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano); Borodin Quartet
ELATUS (Warner Classics)

From Jewish Folk Poetry, op. 79
Lament for a dead infant 2:32; A song of poverty 1:13; Winter 3:07; A girl's song 2:30; Happiness 2:45
Raisa Bobrineva (soprano), Galina Borissova (contralto), Alexei Maslennikov (tenor); USSR Symphony Orchestrra; Evgenyi Svetlanov.
HARMONIAMUNDI

String Quartet No.4 in D major, op. 83
Alegretto 3:46; Andantino 6:38; Allegretto 3:52; Allegretto 9:54
Jerusalem Quartet
HARMONIAMUNDI

-INTERMISSION -

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Largo 4:33; Allegro molto 2:37; Allegretto 4:05; Largo 4:45; Largo 3:34
Emerson Quartet
DEUTSCHE GRAMOPHON

Symphony No. 13 in Bflat minor, op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Baby Yar: Adagio 16:11
Humour: Alegretto 8:16
Fear: Adagio 11:22
Sergei Aleksashkin (bass); Bavarian Radio Choir; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons.
EMI