Since you are interested in Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2 / The Limpid Stream (piano transcription), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 / 7 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok for Soprano and Piano Trio, Op. 127 Anita Soldh (soprano) / Stockholm Arts Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] "The Stockholm Arts Trio successfully captures the youthful ardour of the First Trio...Anita Soldh produces a remarkably authentic Slavic sound " - Classic CD |
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Shostakovich/Schnittke: Piano Quintets Boris Berman (piano) / Vermeer Quartet. [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jan/2003 ] "Boris Berman and the Vermeer Quartet prove to be extremely sensitive to the emotional demands of each work, giving highly accomplished and committed performances in adequate, if somewhat studio-bound sound." - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine,... |
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24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 11/May/2006 ] "On Naxos, the younger Russian ex-patriot Konstantin Scherbakov represents a fabulous bargain - at a fraction of the cost of any other. He displays wonderfully nimble, energetic finger work and scores over Ashkenzy in the meditative, slow fugues." |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes / Sonata No. 1 / Three Fantastic Dances and others Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] The composer was a prize-winner in the 1927 Chopin Competition in Warsaw and appeared frequently, if often reluctantly, as an exponent of his own piano music and that of others. |
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The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |