Welsh Government

The first solemn notes heard unaccompanied on the cello in movement I are Shostakovich’s personal four note musical signature. In the German transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, his initials come out as . DSCH. For reasons that go way back - in German, E¨ is spelt Es, Bª is their H, and their B is our B¨. ................
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