Schnittke's last symphony was left uncompleted at his death and there will always be arguments about its authenticity. Unlike Mahler 10, also completed posthumously by other hands, this symphony is not a masterpiece. The first impression is how romantic it is and it certainly lacks the angst and despair of other late Schnittke symphonies. I can't object to its completion as it is worth hearing, but it doesn't feel like the genuine thing to me.
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