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Interesting, maybe Shostakovich missed the point then? To me it is an immensely moving, stirring piece of music, regardless of who conducts it. I have a lot of trouble interpreting composers' philosophical intentions, because I think about music in a very abstract way. I see colours and very abstract images as opposed to the plight of the soviet people!
For me, the composers philosophy is not important; I just immensely enjoy Bernstein's rendition of a fantastic composition.
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