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 [log in to unmask]