John Smyth Writes:

>Oh no, no, no!  Granted, I think it's quality is a little front heavy,
>with the first mov't alone being worth the price of admission--especially
>that 16th-note, (32nd-note?) fugue that comes out of no where.  What an
>incredible imagination he had.  Try again.

To my ears the high point of the symphony is the great affirmative fanfare
- like section which starts about half way through the last movement.  It
is IMHO one of the great passages in all of Shostakovich.

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University
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