When Mstislav Rostropovich conducts Shostakovich"s music, the results are never less than sensational. The two were close friends and Rostropovich has a unique understanding of the composer"s works. The Eleventh Symphony takes a cinematic approach to recounting events surrounding the 1905 Russian revolution. But the intensity of Rostropovich"s interpretation and his personal insight point towards Shostakovich"s real intentions.