Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 - II. Allegro (Potemkin segment) / Bychkov • WDR Sinfonieorchester

Описание

Small segment of the second movement of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11 in G minor op. 103 conducted by Semyon Bychkov and performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra in 2001.

Full symphony: https://youtu.be/ox52ptJSiug

This part of the movement was also used for some editions of the ‘Odessa Steps’ sequence in the Soviet silent film BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925, Dir: Sergei Eisenstein).
You can watch the sequence here: https://youtu.be/fBqAGdqTNz0

MUSICAL STRUCTURE
II. Allegro (The 9th of January):
 […] Another full orchestra build-up launches into a pounding march, in a burst from the snare drum like gunfire and fugal strings, as the troops descend on the crowd. This breaks out into a section of relentless strings, and trombone and tuba glissandos procure a nauseating sound underneath the troops' advance on the crowd. Then comes a section with prominent snare drum, bass drum, timpani, and tam-tam solo before a climax gives way to pianissimo trills on the strings. (Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._11_(Shostakovich)#Structure)