Russian Revolution Archive

PROKOFIEV: Cantata; SHOSTAKOVICH: The Sun Shines over our Motherland – RSFSR Russian Chorus/Boys Choir/Moscow Philharmonic/Kirill Kondrashin – Melodiya/HDTT

by Audiophile Audition | Jul 3, 2011 | Classical Reissue Reviews

HDTT resurrects two Stalinist political hymns from Prokofiev and Shostakovich; more musical curios than testaments of faith in a dubious regime.