Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 - A Story of the Nazi Holocaust

[Omi]

Hi all,

This is a piece of music that I had to spontaneously play parts of it for a rehearsal with a group of dancers yesterday, in preparation for upcoming performances.

At the top of the music notes, it's written: "In memory of the victims of fascism and war". What this really means is a dedication for the victims and survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. Not so many people know that some parts of this music express scenes of the Nazis knocking on the doors of the Jewish people, collecting and sending them off to the camps.

The story of war and chaos expressed through this music has been passed down and around more directly among the musicians, which I thought I could share with more people here, as I feel it reflects a lot of the worldly happenings in our time now. Some of the comments on the youtube page are informative and interesting as well.

I hope it touches people's hearts as it does mine, in musical ways as well as in personal ways that one can relate to.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3m5ohobcKb8