What is another rendition you hold in high esteem?

One of the worst conductors out there. Great musician tho.

@@dauwkjut3517 So wait, are you saying Michael Tilson Thomas is a bad conductor? If yes, why? But you also say he's a great musician... how is that possible? I mean considering how he's pretty much known exclusively as a conductor, professionally speaking. He may be a great pedagogue as well, he has a few videos of "Inside the Score" breaking down a few great pieces, including this Shostakovich 5th symphony I believe, but while he may have passing skills playing the piano, I'm not sure he's ever performed on a musical recording, if he has the requisite skill to do so. In my opinion, Vladimir Askenazy is not the greatest conductor, he's rather pedestrian AS A CONDUCTOR, but he is undoubtedly a great musician because he is a fantastic pianist, a much greater pianist than conductor in my opinion, his performance of Beethoven's 5th piano concerto along with Georg Solti is amazing, I think the best I've heard.

@@dauwkjut3517 you are deaf ok

@@MorganBallardWheeler There are very good performances: Stravinsky The consecration and other works. Debussy The Martyrdom and The Sea, Ives, Orff, Gershwin, Ruggles complete works, and there are more. He is a great director indeed!!

Michael Tilson Thomas conducted the SFO and they had a recording several years before this. The timpani were sharp, though, so this one surpasses that version.

Wish there were the other movements

That's the best reason. Jut go with it.

No problem with that

@@dmitrishostakovich7561 Holy shit, it's shostakovich back from the dead

Me too!

Me as well!!❤🎶

Well, except that it stays fairly consistent throughout, ignoring Shotakovich's tempo markings

@@klop4228 yeah I would’ve liked some variation in tempo. Although Bernstein took it to the opposite extreme 😂

@@timbredan3476 Bernstein starts too fast for me, though. Does the accel perfectly, but could have started just a bit slower for a better effect imo

@@klop4228 yes, and also the ending was too fast for my liking, imo

Stalin, unlike current politicians and the military, was well versed, in addition to a lot of things, in art. His criticisms are remarkable, as can be read in his collected works, which are widely available in Russia.

You can hear it as phoney, but to me it is the heroism of the individual against the system or the 'world'. Shostakovich could have it both way, and he did. To me this is the most powerful and stirring music it is possible to imagine.

Stop implying theres only one correct way, thats silly and simplistic. Composer himself approved of different interpretations.

@@AndreyRubtsovRU I'm not implying anything. I just prefer it this way. Bernsteins otherwise excellent interpretation for example falls short in my eyes because he rushes through the end.

@@Quotenwagnerianer Did you not use the words 'you have to' in your comment? :-). Anyway. Peace.

MTT is the only conductor I've heard that ends slowly and dramatically. I do enjoy Bernstein, also, as well as several others like Dudamel but MTT conducts a much bigger ending IMO. I, too, prefer it this way.

@@KBuser1992 Check out Rostropovich. He does it as well.

this is how it happens, same with thee bard. I think it's called maturity !!

@@bugglebegger143 for those who do love classical music before age 30 they are special people! 😊

​@@timbredan3476 how about those who always loved it since they were born?

This is connected to the last one I did

This is connected to the other one I did.

Yes he was just incredible, another piece that I like from Shostakovich was the Quartet n. 8, Mv. II.

No he definitely took it 8va. Pretty ballsy to do at the end of a live performance of this piece

Andrey Rubtsov Overtones.

Phil Cobb plays it no doubt in my mind!

@@BoratSagdiyevBilo Re-listened. Not sure I agree.

I agree. There's nothing like being there live.

Get better speakers .....

Allegro NON TROPPO.