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Watch “Leningrad and the Orchestra that Defied Hitler” 2016 BBC documentary abou
Watch “Leningrad and the Orchestra that Defied Hitler” 2016 BBC documentary about the most extraordinary musical work in history, Leningrad Symphony (or Symphony no. 7) by Dmitry Shostakovich.
Observe the author’s choice of facts and points emphasized and how those may reflect her personal/cultural biases.
Do some of your own fact checks (like attention-grabbing but not necessarily documented cannibalism) to understand how thoroughly the author tried to understand the situation described.
Listen to the renowned “Invasion Episode” from Symphony no. 7 1st movement by Dmitry Shostakovich
and the complete Symphony no. 7 with Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra with Valeriy Gergiev
Discuss how great music written by this composer over 80 years ago applies to society past and present:
a) Outline central ideas displayed in the film.
b) Compare and contrast the meaning of this unusual work of classical music and describe how it relates to life outside the concert hall.
c) Why does this music have power today and what does it tell the people who are born fifty or more years after the most devastating siege in human history? Discuss Shostakovich’s ability to connect us today to 1941 and the power to transform human suffering into beautiful music that reconciles.
d) Can you think of your own experience with music when it would symbolize something important in your life? e) Finally describe what was most striking for you in the documentary and what was most memorable for you after discovering this music?
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