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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ SSO plays Shostakovich’s Fifth

Michael Sanderling and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Shostakovich's electrifying Fifth Symphony in City Halls, Glasgow.

How do artists stay creative under oppression? Dimitri Shostakovich called his Fifth Symphony a β€œSoviet artist’s creative response to justified criticism" after his opera was denounced by Stalin’s regime. But how much of this electrifying symphony tows the party line and how much is subversive? Decide for yourself in this performance by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Sanderling

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