Under Stalin’s Shadow

Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

December 17, 2016
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I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

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Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 27, 2016
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That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

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