Richard Pennycuick advertize the wrong number:

>Peter Lundin wrote of Shostakovich's 11th:

I'm sorry Richard, but I wrote about DSCH 4'th..

>>Unfortunatly I only own three recordings of this symphony (Ashkenasy/RPO,
>>Jarvi/SRSO-Live, Kondrashin/MPO) and niether is fully satisfying.
>
>If you're prepared to listen to a mono version, the original Cluytens on
>Testament is, IMHO, second to none of the other 9 or 10 versions I've
>heard.

I allready have the Cluytens 11, and regard it as fine, not exeptional.
My "at the moment" favourite 11, is a live concert I taped with Alexander
Lazarev and the Swedish RSO late march last year.  On CD I prefer the
swift Ashkenazy/St.PbPO (Decca) and the darker Kondrashin/MPO (Melodiya).
And I still have a hard time to make up my mind about Mravinsky in general.

peter lundin, gothenburg.se