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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - 1905
Shostakovich’s massive Eleventh Symphony depicts the events of 1905 when a first, unsuccessful Russian revolution had taken place. Satisfying the cultural bureaucrats’ directive for straightforward, uplifting music, it cleverly and subversively camouflages thematic materials from several revolutionary songs which strongly condemned the actions of dictators.
It is a remarkable example of thematic continuity and integration, much of it derived from the opening idea, which returns again and agai
It is a remarkable example of thematic continuity and integration, much of it derived from the opening idea, which returns again and agai
7.30pm
Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2AB
Fri 30 Oct 2015
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