Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto turned 60 last year. The age matters, because it's often described as the last piano concerto to have entered the general orchestral repertoire. Shostakovich wrote ...
Chicago Tribune: Shostakovich’s Circle: German Galynin: Concerto for Piano No. 1; Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op. 73a; Galina Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto
Shostakovich’s Circle: German Galynin: Concerto for Piano No. 1; Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op. 73a; Galina Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto
It may seem straightforward, says the Russian pianist, but Shostakovich’s Second is anything but The Second Piano Concerto (1957) is interesting because it’s supposed to be a student piece (written ...
The Guardian: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2, Piano Quintet in G minor – review
As if to avoid shining too much limelight on the individual – hard in a concerto, by its show-off nature, but no doubt advisable in Soviet years – Shostakovich gives piano and orchestra well-balanced ...
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2, Piano Quintet in G minor – review
The Guardian: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos CD review – four hands are better than two
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos CD review – four hands are better than two
Gramophone: SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 SHCHEDRIN Piano Concerto No 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Valery Gergiev, Conductor, Bass Denis Matsuev, Piano Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 ...
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 SHCHEDRIN Piano Concerto No 5
Cheerful, delightful, light-hearted - and yes fun, is how the concert programme notes described Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto. It was just that - and in dollops - under the hands of Romanian ...