Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor 'Babi Yar'

Dmitri Shostakovich

Vitaly Gromadsky / Kirill Kondrashin / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

1962 Premiere recording. 'Pretty good sounding stereo' (may be mono from live premiere).

The premiere recording. The 'gruff' sound is 'almost appropriate' for this challenging work. 'You really get the emotions just coming across palpably in this interpretation'.

Arthur Eisen / Kirill Kondrashin / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

c. 1967 Slightly better sound.

A second recording from Kondrashin with 'slightly better sound' and bass soloist Arthur Eisen. Also 'really good'.