Shostakovich The Piano Concertos Solo Works 8211 Vinyl

This year, to mark the 50th anniversary of the composers death, Andris Nelsons and the BSO conclude their award-winning decade-long Shostakovich Project by presenting their acclaimed Shostakovich symphony cycle. This Grammy-winning exceptional anthology also contains brand-new recordings by pianist Yuja Wang, violinist Baiba Skride and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in the concertos, while the Lady Macbethcast is headed by Kristine Opolais, Brenden Gunnell, Peter Hoare and Gnther Groissbck. Before that last symphony recording was made, plans were already in place to expand the project with readings of the composers six concertos. Benefiting from the superb audio quality achieved in the exceptional acoustic of Bostons Symphony Hall, Yuja Wang here gives characteristically dynamic and expressive performances of his two contrasting piano concertos, written 24 years apart, with the BSOs principal trumpet Thomas Rolfs playing the obbligato trumpet part in the First. The new album also features 6 solo piano pieces from Shostakovichs 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 & Op. 34. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35:I. Allegretto II. Lento III. Moderato IV. Finale. Allegro con brio Presto Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102:I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87:Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor – AllegrettoPrelude No. 2 in A Minor – Allegro Fugue No. 2 in A Minor Allegretto 24 Preludes, Op. 34:No. 5 in D Major – Allegro vivace 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87:Prelude No. 15 in D-flat Major – Allegretto Fugue No. 15 in D-Flat Major – Allegro molto