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Title: LENINGRAD No 7 restored by Temirkanov
Review: This is excellent; the best; the most dynamic; the most interesting and different and yet the most searching and moving account I ever heard. Temirkanov makes the pounding, relentless March seem so malevolent. The Adagio is very fine and equals any other but the Finale brings out the 'divine retribution' element and is the most perfect epic-film music for those Soviet tanks, charging out onto the enemy. The brass tuning seems to mix in with the cacophony of War and brings out wild and even sardonic overtones, almost as if Dimitri S is trying to say "You think you have got Leningrad; just wait a while" Temirkanov is a master of balance of sonority like no other and he should be a great star. This disc has power, majesty, gravity and deep spiritual turmoil present and should not be missed. Neil Smith, Manchester UK
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