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Shostakovich Symphony #4 – Gergiev

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 4th March 2018

Shostakovich’s 4th Symphony is unlike any of his other 14 works in this genre. To begin with, it calls for about 125 musicians. The demands on the players are extraordinary. Though it has only three movements, it typically takes more than an hour to perform. It was written in 1936 and was scheduled to be…

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