Available in this months magazine Audiophile Recordings Shostakovich. Stokowski handles this work magnificently. Here, on vinyl, the DCC cut taken form Harry Belock's 1958 original three-track master tapes and the RTI pressing are a revelation. It is a tour de force in the art of this wonderful performer. A mixture of blues, ballads, country, and gospel, all performed to the highest of standards.
Every track is compelling and moving.
I thought I knew the sound of this album. The CD is good, but this is something else. Everything now seems bigger and more real. Bass is deeper and more natural. The only negatives concern the cover, which is thin and flimsy.