The Song of the Forests «Песнь о лесах», Op. 81, is an oratorio by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in the summer of 1949. It was written to celebrate the forestation of the Russian steppes following the end of World War II. Premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic under Yevgeny Mravinsky on 15 December 1949, the work was well received by the government, earning the composer a Stalin Prize the following year.
Original Name | Pesn' o lesakh |
Librettist | (after Dolmatovsky) |
Date of composition | 1949 (Summer 1949) |
Premiered | 1949, December 15th in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Type | Oratorio |
Catalogue | Op. 81 |
Approx. duration | 40 minutes |
Spoken language | Russian |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Male Chorus Children's chorus Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) |
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