New Babylon
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COMPOSERS: Shostakovich
LABELS: Chandos
PERFORMER: Russian State SO/Valeri Poliansky
CATALOGUE NO: CHAN 9600
Shostakovich’s name is big and bold on two new offerings of his film music. New Babylon was his first film score, which in this recording by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra emerges spring-fresh with plenty of circus ‘oompah’.