Dmitri Shostakovich: Song of the Forests (1949)

Classical Music Discord: Original BiliBili Upload: 【肖斯塔科维奇《森林之歌》 Песнь о лесах】 Dmitri Shostakovich ( 1906 - 1975 ) Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September [O.S. 12 September] 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major composer. Shostakovich combined a variety of different musical techniques in his works. His music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; he was also heavily influenced by neoclassicism and by the late Romanticism of Gustav Mahler. Shostakovich’s reputation has continued to grow after his death. Scholarly int