Peter Lundin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Kondrashin lived the same kind of life as the composer, just listen to >his rendition af the 13'th (especially the Russian Disc release), if it >does not lift You to musical all time high nothing will, the sound quality >is a down point. Lets not forget that Haitinks Sjostakovitj 13 is still not bad. maybe that comes he has such a good and sensetive singer (Marius Rintzler). Though I am not as general a fan of early Haitink. >If You really want to get a box the Kondrashin is the one I'd recomend >despite its shortcommings. I cannot at all claim to have heard everything from these cycles, but afyter what I have heard I would second this recommendation. Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]