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Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

Edward Seckerson recommends a version of Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.

Edward Seckerson recommends a version of Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.

Dmitri Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 7 in C major was at first dedicated to Lenin. But eventually the composer dedicated it to the besieged city of Leningrad, where it was first played in 1942, during the siege by German and Finnish forces. It soon became popular in both the Soviet Union and the West as a symbol of resistance to fascism and totalitarianism. The work is still regarded as an important musical testament to the 27 million Soviet people who lost their lives in World War II.

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