Mikhail Zemtsov wrote:

>This is a very fanny thing.  This symphony was presented in 1948
>as a first symphony written by ukranian composer, it was an enormous
>sensation at that time.  Ovsianiikov- Kulikovski was supoused to be
>living in 19th century.  Orchestras have played and recorded the symphony
>and musicologists have written extended researches, but then.....  It
>resolted to be a geniously made fake by composer and violinist Mikhail
>Goldshtein 

Thanks Mikhail for that information, I'd often wondered about the
Khandoshkin, as the slow movement, though delicious, sounded to me as
genuine as Casadesus' bogus Handel & JC Bach concertos.

Paul Silverthorne
Principal Viola - London Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta
Professor of Viola - Royal Academy of Music - London
www.paulsilverthorne.com