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One of the problems with recommending reference recordings for composers […]
Mravinsky’s Shostakovich Fifth is a very well-known quantity, and if
This remarkable performance, recorded in 1980 and 1981, has never been bettered. Conductor Zdenek Kosler keeps the energy level very high while studiously avoiding overt
The only competition for this generally fine performance comes from Supraphon, a disc that may be very hard to find and that in any event
Zdenek Košler’s Shostakovich Ninth is a classic. He perfectly realizes the music’s ingenious fusion of circus and military elements, from the quick-step march of the
This is really a Salome feast: Not only do we get a very interesting complete reading, but we also get three bonus finales to boot.
