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Title: Shostakovich - First and Last
Artist(s): Texas Music Festival Orchestra, Houston Hans Graf, conductor
Nikolay Didenko, bass
Recording Info: Recorded in public concert 30 June 2018 in the Moores Opera House, University of Houston
Producer & Recording Engineer: John Gladney Proffitt
General & Artistic Director, Texas Music Festival: Alan Austin
Technical Notes: Master Recording in LPCM 24-bit 192kHz sampling
Microphones used: Georg Neumann (KM-83) & John Peluso (P-83; P-Stereo)
5.0 channel Immersive Surround Sound
2.0 Stereo CD Mixdown: John Proffitt
Blu-ray Audio Mastering: Robert Witrak
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1 SCHERZO FOR ORCHESTRA in F-Sharp Minor, op. 1 5:07 
SYMPHONY NO. 1 in F-Minor, op. 10 
2 Allegretto – Allegro non troppo 8:50
3 Allegro 4:44
4 Lento – Allegro molto – Lento – Allegro molto 17:45
SUITE ON VERSES OF MICHELANGELO, op. 145a 
5Istina -Truth 3:59
6 Utro - Morning 2:45
7 Lʹubovʹ - Love 3:55
8 Razluka - Separation 2:07
9 Gnev - Anger 1:41
10 Dante; Izgnanniku - To the exile 8:46
11 Tvorchestvo – Creativity; Noch - Night 6:34
12 Smertʹ - Death 4:01
13 Bessmertie - Immortality 3:59

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