The piece was composed in the autumn of 1948, after Shostakovich's denunciation in the Zhdanov decree of that year. The composer's situation and the official anti-Semitism of the time made a public premiere impossible until January 15, 1955, when it was performed by Shostakovich himself with Nina L'vovna Dorliak, Zara Dolukhanova and Alec Maslennikov. Before the premiere the work received a number of private performances.
Librettist | (Texts take from the collection Jewish folk songs) |
Date of composition | 1948 (Composed in the autumn of 1948) |
Premiered | 1955, January 15th by Dmitri Shostakovitch |
Type | Song cycle |
Catalogue | Op. 79 |
Instruments |
Piano
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) Voice (Soprano) |
Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 Dmitrij Šostakovič: From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 |