Shostakovich - Festive Overture / Symphony No. 1 (Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Andre Kostelanetz)
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80. Shostakovich - Festive Overture / Symphony No. 1 (Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Andre Kostelanetz)
The first symphony is among Shostakovich's most raw and confusing compositions, so Andre Kostelanetz makes it is brutally entertaining as possible. Scintillating stuff.