Symphony No. 11 (The Year 1905) - Dmitri Shostakovich
Information about Symphony No. 11 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1957, and is in the key of G minor.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Petrenko (Naxos 8.572082)
The recording that launched Vasily Petrenko's cycle of Shostakovich's complete symphonies.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, 2008.
Naxos 8.572082
Bychkov (AVIE 2062)
An assured performance - recommended.
Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov.
AVIE 2062
Rostropovich (LSO Live LSO0030)
A brilliant performance.
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, 03/2002.
LSO Live LSO0030