Artist: Dmitri Shostakovich
Album: Zoya / The Fall of Berlin
Released: 1995
Source: Capriccio (C10405)
Genre: Soundtrack
Format: Flac + Cue / 280 MB zip / no scan / thumbnail
Even though the soviet-era propaganda movie "The Fall of Berlin" (Padeniye Berlina, by M. Chiaureli, 1948) does not shine by its historical accuracy, the original soundtrack is a true jewel composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. This 1991 recording of the most significant pieces from the original score is full of energy, thanks to Michail Jurowski conducting the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Rias Kammerchoir. The clear rendition and full-scale orchestration of this CD is to be compared with the complete yet somewhat underperformed recording by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra (ref. Naxos 8570238)
As a prelude, this disc starts with a short yet moving soundtrack for a slightly older Soviet patriotic movie ('Zoya' by Lev Arnshtam, 1944) - another masterpiece from Shostakovich's career as a soundtrack-composer.
Track List:
01. Zoya Suite Op.64- Prelude 'Song about Zoya' - Adagio. Moderato Con Moto
02. Zoya Suite Op.64- Scene 'Military Problem' - Scherzo. Allegretto
03. Zoya Suite Op.64- Prelude 'Tragedy of a Loss' - Adagio
04. Zoya Suite Op.64- March 'Heros Victory' - Tempo Di Marcia
05. Zoya Suite Op.64- Finale 'The Heroines Immortality' - Adagio
06. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Prelude
07. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Riverside Scene
08. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Attack
09. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- In the Garden
10. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Storming of the Seelow Heights
11. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- In the Destroyed Village
12. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Scene in the Underground
13. The Fall of Berlin Op.82- Finale
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