Afterwards, it was still a city under siege, but I knew it would live. Music is life, after all ... what is life without music?

November 27, 2001 1:18 PM

Afterwards, it was still a city under siege, but I knew it would live. Music is life, after all ... what is life without music? Ed Vulliamy on the terrible siege of Leningrad and how Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony spurred the resistance to the Nazis.
posted by Grangousier (2 comments total)

In a similar vein...I just read and loved the poem 'Report from the Besieged City' (scroll down).
posted by lbergstr at 1:36 PM on November 27, 2001

haven't finished reading the article, but so far... it's awesome, and quite inspiring. Are there any recordings of the original performance? or can anyone recommend a good recording? I'd like to hear it.
posted by atom128 at 3:22 PM on November 27, 2001