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Dmitri Shostakovich

Six Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, op. 143a

Op. 143a Composed 1972

The Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva: Suite for Contralto and Piano (Russian: Шесть стихотворений Марины Цветаевой: Сюита для контральто и фортепиано, romanized: Shest stikhotvoreniy Mariny Tsvetayevoy: Syuita dlya kontralto i fortepiano), Op. 143 is a song cycle by Dmitri Shostakovich. It was composed in 1973 and originally scored for contralto and piano. In 1974, the composer made an arrangement for contralto and chamber orchestra which he designated as Op. 143a.

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Movements

  1. My Poems
  2. Where Does Such Tenderness Come From?
  3. Hamlet's Dialogue With Conscience
  4. The Poet and the Tsar
  5. No, the Drum Beat
  6. To Anna Akhmatova

Elsewhere

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