Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 Peter Donohoe

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12:
• 1 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 12:21
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35:
• 2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato 05:50
• 3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: II. Lento 07:25
• 4 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: III. Moderato 01:39
• 5 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio 06:46
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61:
• 6 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegretto 07:27
• 7 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Largo 06:42
• 8 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: III. Moderato (con moto) - Allegretto con moto - Adagio - Moderato 12:33
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102:
• 9 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: I. Allegro 06:57
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante 06:45
• 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: III. Allegro 05:18
• Total Runtime 01:19:43

Info for Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2

Celebrated international pianist Peter Donohoe continues his series of Shostakovich releases on Signum Classics, following his recent release of the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (SIGCD396). For this new recording he is accompanied for the concertos by the Orchestra of the Swan under their artistic director David Curtis. In the years since his unprecedented success as Silver Medal winner of the 1982 7th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Peter Donohoe has built an extraordinary world-wide career, encompassing a huge repertoire and over forty years’ experience as a pianist, as well as continually exploring many other avenues in music-making. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique.

„Unbridled talent on display here… his control of rhythm and dynamics exemplary.“ (MusicWeb International)

Peter Donohoe, piano
Hugh Davies, trumpet
Orchestra of the Swan
David Curtis, conductor

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