The Execution of Stepan Razin (Russian «Казнь Степана азина») (Op. 119) is a cantata composed by Dimitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in 1964. The subject is the execution of Stepan Razin, a Cossack leader who headed a major uprising (1670–71) against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia.
| Librettist | Yevgeny Yevtushenko |
| Date of composition | 1964 |
| Type | Cantata |
| Catalogue | Op. 119 |
| Spoken language | Russian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119 Dmitrij Šostakovič: The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119 |