John Lynch Chamber Music Project

John Lynch Chamber Music Project

Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 7.30pm

Shostakovich’s 15th and final Symphony is a surreal musical tapestry that is both beguiling and weird. Quotes from Rossini and Wagner operas weave through Shostakovich’s familiar stark and ironic music to produce a work that leaves the listener asking questions long after the music has ended. The composer gave his blessing to Victor Derevyanko to make a version of the work for three percussionists, piano, violin and cello and this lean arrangement provides a fascinating slant into this enigmatic work.

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Published by Raaaazor on 19 April 2019

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