Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar"

Synopsis of Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar"

«Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar"» is the classic album by Dmitri Shostakovich, released in 1994 by Naxos on CD.

Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 113, subtitled «Babi Yar», is a work by Dmitri Shostakovich for bass, chorus and orchestra. Its musical discourse conveys oppression and suffering, with passages of great emotional intensity and a marked dramatic character, without abandoning the composer's characteristic writing.

Recording by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava conducted by Ladislav Slovák, with bass Peter Mikuláš and the Slovak Philharmonic Choir. Catalogue number 8.550630.

For fans of classical music and Shostakovich's symphonic work.