King Lear, Music to the film in two parts, Op. 137 (1970)

Music to the film in two parts

Produced by Lenfilm – Grigori Kozintsev (scenario, after Boris Pasternak’s translation of William Shakespeare’s play, and direction).

The autograph score of Op. 137 is preserved at the Shostakovich family archives and consists of 70 short numbers, Vol. 42 of Collected Works prints a selection of 20 numbers, while the ‘Fool’s Songs’ (translated by Samuil Marshak) appear in Vol. 27 (full score) and Vol. 28 (vocal score). A piece from the film music, for choir a cappella, entitled ‘People’s Lamentation’ (Adagio, without text), is printed in Muzyka Collected Works Vol. 34 as well as in DSCH New Collected Works, Vol 86.

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1. [No. 1] Horn of the Beggars’ Leader
2. [No. 2] Horn of the Beggars’ Leader
3. [No. 3] Departure of the King’s Retinue (Allegro)
4. [No. 4] Edmund gives the Command to the Attack (Allegro)
5. [No. 5] Edmund gives the Order for the Duel (Allegro)
6. [No. 6] Answering to Edgar’s Signals
7. [No. 7] The Fool’s Bells (Allegretto)
8. [No. 8] The Fool’s Shawm (Moderato)
9. [No. 9] Hunting Horn (Allegro)
10. [No. 10] Death’s Call (Adagio)
11. [No. 50] Introduction (Passage of Time) (Adagio)
12. [No. 51] First Sighting of Lear’s Castle (Adagio)
13. [No. 52] (Moderato)
14. [No. 53] Beginning of the Catastrophe (Adagio)
15. [No. 54] The Voice of Truth (Adagio)
16. [No. 55] The Storm (Moderato)
17. [No. 56] Lamentation (Adagio)
18. [No. 57] The Storm (Beginning) (Adagio)
19. [No. 58] Dinner at Goneril’s (Allegretto)
20. [No. 70] Ending of the Tableau ‘King Lear’. Finale (Moderato)