Just in case anyone has anything to say about it. Don't know the Gliere, so will be interested.

I've always found it one of those works that never lives up to expectations. The advertising blurb for the first recording of it I heard - the Faberman - somehow suggested the sort of symphony that would suit me down to the ground: sadly, on audition, I found it deadly boring. Since tonight was Sinaisky and the BBCPhil, who have scarcely put a foot wrong with their Shostakovich symphonies over the years, I tuned in when I had a moment, to see if they could convince me further. It's still not the marvel that my imagination expects, but I stayed with it quite happily until the conclusion, and know it's there to listen to again whenever I want in the future. Sound and performance rather more secure than the last couple of broadcasts, thankfully.