‹October›
«New Art for a New Country!» was the motto in the Soviet Union during the first ten years after the October Revolution. In 1927, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, the young Soviet state organised a magnificent gala concert, showcasing the best of vanguard works. In addition to established composers, such as Molosov, Polovinkin and Roslavez, the very young Dmitri Shostakovich was also commissioned to compose an orchestral work (2nd symphony for choir and orchestra, op. 14). It was demanded that art should promote the intellectual reorientation of society and immense pressure was placed on the composers. The task of bringing together the idea of vanguardism, the taste of the masses, as well as symphonies and working class songs presented an enormous challenge. Over 100 musicians of the BASEL SINFONIETTA and the Choir of the Gnessin Russian Music Academy ‹ALTRO CORO› will celebrate the start of this CULTURESCAPES Moscow in spectacular fashion with clanging machine sounds and workers choirs. Furthermore, a work by Arthur Lourié, ‹In the sanctuary of a golden dream›, will be performed.
Conductor: Philippe Bach
Choir of the Gnessin Russian Music Academy ‹Altro Coro›
Conductor: Alexander Ryzhinsky
Programme:
Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973): ‹Iron foundry›, machine music for orchestra (1926/1928)
Leonid Polovinkin (1894-1949): ‹Telescope II› for orchestra (1928), (SE)
Nikolai Roslavez (1881-1944): ‹Komsomolija›, symphonic poem for choir and orchestra (1928), (SE)
Alexei Zhivotov (1904-1964): ‹Fragments› for Nonet, op. 2 (1928)
Arthur Lourié (1891-1966): ‹In the sanctuary of a golden dream› for mixed choir a capella (1919)
Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906-1975): ‹October›, symphony no. 2, op. 14 for choir and orchestra (1927)
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