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Symphony for the City of the Dead
- Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
- Narrado por: M. T. Anderson
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In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history - almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943-1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm; they ate family pets and - eventually - one another to stay alive.
Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens - the Leningrad Symphony, which came to occupy a surprising place of prominence in the eventual Allied victory.
This is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power - and layered meaning - of music in beleaguered lives. Symphony for the City of the Dead is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson.
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- De Susan Van Metre en 10-16-23
De: M.T. Anderson
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Leningrad: Siege and Symphony
- The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Stalin, Starved by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich
- De: Brian Moynahan
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 20 h y 19 m
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Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on August 9, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Already many thousands had died of their wounds, the cold, and most of all, starvation.
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Important take on history and music
- De J. Kahn en 10-14-14
De: Brian Moynahan
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Leningrad
- De: Michael Jones
- Narrado por: Simon Shepherd
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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In 1941 Hitler's armies blocked the last roads leading into Leningrad. What followed was one of the most horrific sieges in history. When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city's civilian population by starving them to death. As winter set in and food supplies dwindled, starvation and panic set in.
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Great narration and a enthralling story line.
- De nathanfisch en 10-19-21
De: Michael Jones
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- De: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrado por: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos.
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- De Chrissie en 10-18-13
De: Steve Sheinkin
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Our Oriental Heritage
- The Story of Civilization, Volume 1
- De: Will Durant
- Narrado por: Robin Field
- Duración: 50 h y 17 m
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The first volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume I chronicles the early history of Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia.
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Wonderful
- De Michael en 11-30-13
De: Will Durant
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Fatherland
- De: Robert Harris
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
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Berlin, 1964. The Greater German Reich stretches from the Rhine to the Urals and keeps an uneasy peace with its nuclear rival, the United States. As the Fatherland prepares for a grand celebration honoring Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday and anticipates a conciliatory visit from US president Joseph Kennedy and ambassador Charles Lindbergh, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb.
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1960's Nazi Germany comes alive
- De Daniel Black en 10-19-17
De: Robert Harris
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Symphony for the City of the Dead
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- Greg
- 12-06-15
Be a classical music fan. Raw info on WW2, no.
This is a semi biography on a legendary Soviet composer. It is interesting but not for someone who is looking for war specific information on Germany vs the Soviet Union during WW2.
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- Debby Edwardson
- 01-08-17
Incredibly Moving
A nuanced and thought provoking look at Soviet politics in World War II, at the power of art in the hierarchy of human needs and at the heart of the Russian people. Read movingly by the author himself. Highly recommend.
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- Tom
- 10-22-15
This book blew me away
Would you listen to Symphony for the City of the Dead again? Why?
I'll have to wait a while until I listen to this again, just because it is so intense. I had to carry tissues while I listened because the tears kept coming, both from sorrow and joy. I usually avoid books read by the author, but MT Anderson did a fantastic job.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The people of Leningrad who inexplicably survived the siege really formed the backbone of the story. Anderson provided a balanced portrayal of the good, the bad and the ugly of ordinary people struggling through unimaginable horror.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The emotional denouement was the performance of the 7th symphony in a starving Leningrad still under siege. People who had been eating wallpaper paste for months found the grace to be moved by a piece of music.
Any additional comments?
This is the kind of book you force on people, begging them to read it just so you can discuss it with somebody. It's technically a young adult book, but I'm middle aged and never found it simplistic. I wish this book could replace To Kill a Mockingbird, which my kids read in high school a few years ago; the possibilities for meaningful discussion are amazing.
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- Remi Fasolati
- 10-05-15
Great book, amazing story
Wow. An amazing, almost unbelievable story, beautifully told, about Shostakovich and his world. Highly recommend this book. 5 stars. 6 if I could.
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- Ryan Tounsley
- 12-13-23
A gruesome story beautifully written
This books help give you a glimpse of the Russian people. It intertwines the story of one man with an entire nation. Both gloomy and hopeful, the history of this city seems doomed to repeat itself and for its inhabitants to pay the price. This book speaks to the importance of honesty, humanity, and kindness in the face of great evil.
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- Michelle F. Smith
- 09-05-20
very compelling
I enjoyed the book. makes me want to go back in time and kill Stalin.
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- A. D. Howland
- 02-13-19
The endurance of music
For me, this book presented a new perspective on the historical events as Russia tried to exist as a Communist nation. I am a classical musician and have a strong interest in history. I had studied the era of the Bolshevik revolution and also knew about the role this symphony played during the siege of Leningrad, and this book describes these events well. What really caught my attention, however, was the narrative throughout about how the regime dictated over and over again what was the politically correct form for the arts, and the effect this had on writers, poets, artists, musicians, and composers. I would recommend that this book be included on the syllabus of any history or art history course to bring to students of both an appreciation of the role that all art forms have played since the beginning of everything we know as human beings. The narrator gets a bit excited here and there, but that's understandable.
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- Jeremy
- 04-01-16
Most excellent book I've read in a year
Would you listen to Symphony for the City of the Dead again? Why?
Symphony for the City of Dead takes its listeners back to Russia in the 1940s and lets them feel as if they're experiencing it for themselves.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the blend of history, humanism, and I enjoyed learning about music.
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- Bonnie
- 04-28-17
A entertaining education on Shostakovich .
A thoroughly entertaining education of Shostakovich and the devastation reigned on the Russian people by Lenin and Stallin.
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- David Philip Tener
- 12-21-19
The author is the performer.
His voice is very nice however he has a speech impediment that is very difficult to listen to.
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