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Shostakovich vocal symphonic poem the execution of stepan razin op 119


The Execution of Stepan Razin (Russian «Казнь Степана Разина») (Op. 119) is a cantata composed by Dimitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in 1964. The subject is the execution of Stepan Razin, a Cossack leader who headed a major uprising (1670–71) against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia.

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Lyrics

Yevtushenko's lyrics for the cantata depict Razin's fate in front of the crowd:


Google Translate result: PENALTY Stenka Razin: As in the Capital Moscow white stone street thief running with poppy bun. Do not frighten him today lynching. Not until the loaves ... Stenka Razin driven! King bottle of Malvasia milked, the mirror sveyskim squeezes a pimple, try on a new ring-emerald - and the square ... Stenka Razin driven!

Recordings

  • Shostakovich: Cantatas — Estonian Concert Choir, ENSO Paavo Järvi Erato 2015.
  • The Execution of Stephan Razin — Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz: Naxos 2006.
  • Symphony No. 12 and The Execution of Stephan Razin — Rundfunkchor & Sinfonie-orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel: Philips 1992.
  • Georgy Sviridov Oratorio Pathetique and Shostakovich The Execution of Stepan Razin — Varna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Andre Andreev (cond.) & Assen Vassilev (bass): Koch International Classics 1990.
  • Symphony No. 9 and The Execution of Stepan Razin — Moscow State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Republican Russian Choir Capella, Kirill Kondrashin (cond.) & Vitali Gromadsky (bass): Melodiya 1965 (reissued as a CD in 2015 by High Definition Tape Transfers).

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