The audio cycle "Dmitri Shostakovich speaks" as part of the virtual project "The voices of the greats: a collection of vinyl records from the collections of the Samara regional universal scientific library"

This article reviews the virtual project «Voices of the greats. A collection of vinyl records from the collections of the Samara Regional Universal Scientific Library». The series is aimed at enhancing the corpus of records that preserve the voices of artists and cultural workers. It pays particular attention to the preservation and popularization of the creative heritage of the composer Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, who has had a tremendous impact on the musical culture of Soviet and post-Soviet society. One of the most unique records in the collection is the recording «From a radio speech in Leningrad on September 16, 1941» in which the composer talks about his work on the score of the Seventh («Leningrad») Symphony.