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Originally Posted by Manny Laureano  I think it's funny that none of us has submitted for approval a Russian trumpeter/pianist combo playing this piece!
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Originally Posted by Alex Yates I think it is more a matter of exposure, due to lack of availability of recordings, than lack of interest for this combo. I would personally like to hear more Russian interpretations of this work. I lean toward the Montreal recording because it has two out of three being directly related to Shostakovich. The trumpet player however, is certainly not Russian.  |
Remember Clint Eastwood in "Firefox"? The plane would respond to his thoughts but only if he thought in Russian...
Maybe I'll just try
that trick next time I have to play Shostakovich
- though I've forgotten what little Russian I studied in college
