Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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The Grief of the People
"The tide is turning, from hope to terror to grief to anger. Shostakovich brings back the rhythm of the climax of the second movement," he says. "But this time, instead of hammered away in the brass, it is given to the strings, always the strings."
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