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Shostakovich's Last Line
Shostakovich always adds emphasis to Yev Shuchenko's most profound statements, by allowing the bass and the chorus to sing together. But he's not done yet. We have one final line, and it is one of the most brilliant in all of Russian poetry,. It really sums up this entire symphony. I'll follow my career in such a way that I'm not following it.