In Reply to: Shostakovich Seventh: You're correct to... posted by MWE on December 25, 2016 at 18:32:49:
Back in the days when I chose music based upon the pictures on the album covers, (or the how meaty the percussion mentions in the liner notes), it didn't take long for the 7th to enter my humble collection: Haitink's Decca/London 2 lp set was my first exposure, though the back cover notes dealt more with a fantastic new technology called "digital." : )
People do indeed obsess over the march, but I humbly think it works when --as you say-- people accept the back story as part of the experience.
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- I actually like Bernstein's NYP 7th better than the Chicago - jdaniel@jps.net 20:13:18 12/25/16 (0)