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The New Babylon (1929, Dmitri Shostakovich’s score restored in 2001)
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Original Title: Novyy Vavilon |
| Directed by: G.Kozintsev, L.Trauberg | |
| Writing credits: G.Kozintsev, L.Trauberg | |
| Starring: David Gutman; Yelena Kuzmina, Andrei Kostrichkin, Pyotr Sobolevsky, Yanina Zhejmo, Sergei Gerasimov | |
| Genre: drama | |
| Country: Soviet Union | |
| Running Time: 96 mins. | |
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Instrumentation
List
New
Babylon:
Restored from 1929 manuscript of Dmitri Shostakovich’s only silent film work.
1 flute
1 oboe
1 clarinet
1 bassoon
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2 horns
2 trumpets
1 trombone
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percussion (2)
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piano (2 minute solo)
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strings
Reviews:
Restoration of New Babylon
Where exact synchronisation was called
for it was spot on; but more often one was admiring a great deal of
excellent solo playing from principals in every section and fine ensemble
playing.
Lindis Taylor, The Evening Post, August 2001
The Wellington Sinfonia
under Brock did a splendid job, with the trumpet of John Taber brilliantly
prominent, and, for all my reservations, it was a unique opportunity to
experience such an uncompromising representation of the director’s
intentions.
John Button, The Dominion, August 2001
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