'This is the sort of thing at which Rostropovich excels; the frozen wastes, the seas of desolation that cover this carefully-proportioned symphony have never been more atmospherically charted' (BBC Mu ...
'In this towering performance by the LSO under the composer's friend and colleague Mstislav Rostropovich ... Shostakovich comes across as a thoroughgoing modernist, agonised about the issues of t ...
'His strength is in his ability to inspire players. There's nothing routine about this performance: Rostropovich generates a fierce intensity … the LSO's response is consistently impressive' (Cla ...