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The St. Petersburg Musical Archive has released three disks of the Wartime Music series performed by the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony under the baton of Alexander Titov. They are: Symphony No.1 and Concerto for cello and orchestra (Dmitry Khrychov, cello) by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, one of the most important symphonists of the 20th century (NF/PMA 9973); Symphony No. 9 and music for theatralized programs Russian River and Native Leningrad by Dmitry Shostakovich (NF/PMA 9976); and Symphony No.2 ("Motherland"), soundtrack to the film The Turning Point, and Red Cavalry Campaign, a symphonic poster by Gavriil Popov (NF/PMA 9977).