Shostakovich - Symphony No 8 | The Sunday Times

'For the great pianist Sviatoslav Richter, Symphony No 8 was “the most important work” of Shostakovich’s life'

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Highly interesting observation by Sviatoslav Richter on Shostakovich reported in a Sunday Times CD review by Hugh Canning on 27 June - Richter is one of those artists of such calibre their opinion on anything is important to have,