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DSCH 19 Shostakovich CD Reviews - Karel Ancerl, Leningrad Symphony |
 | | Supraphon's previous CD issue of Karel Ancerl's legendary Leningrad (11 1952-2), available until recently, has been supplanted by the present remastering, part of the company's projected 42-album series, launched to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary this year of the conductor's death. |
 | | Otherwise, Ancerl does not make more of the symphony than is in the score, wisely choosing not to overfeed what is already on paper, after all, the most obese of Shostakovich's children. |
 | | Ancerl is at his most persuasive in the athletic final movement. |
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