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• CD.1. 24 preludes and fugures, op. 87 (1-12). No. 1 in C major (4:59) ; No. 2 in A minor (2:18) ; No. 3 in G major (3:41) ; No. 4 in E minor (8:33) ; No. 5 in D major (3:54); No. 6 in B minor (5:47) ; No. 7 in A major (3:35) ; No. 8 in F̜ minor (6:57) ; No. 9 in E major (4:22) ; No. 10 in C̜ minor (7:12) ; No. 11 in B major (3:10) ; No. 12 in G̜ minor (7:33)
• CD.2. 24 preludes and fugues (13-24). No. 13 in F̜ major (5:49) ; No. 14 E♭ minor (6:54) ; No. 15 in D♭ major (4:34) ; No. 16 in B♭ minor (9:41) ; No. 17 in A♭ minor (5:18) ; No. 18 in F minor (6:23) ; No. 19 in E♭ major (2:34) ; No. 20 in C minor (9:26) ; No. 21 in B♭ major (3:53) ; No. 22 in G minor (5:30) ; No. 23 in F major (6:22) ; No. 24 in D minor (11:17)
• CD.3. Piano sonata no. 2, op. 61 (27:26) ; Three fantastic dances, op. 5 (3:49) ; Five preludes (1921) (6:28) ; Lyric waltz (Dances of the dolls) (1:42) ; Short piece (Gadfly) (2:04) ; Spanish dance (Gadfly) (2;19) ; Nocturne (Limpid stream) (2:15) ; Aphorisms (13:31) ; Polka (Golden age) (1:53)
• CD.4. Piano sonata no. 1, op. 12 (13:09) ; 24 preludes, op. 31 [i.e., op. 34] (28:03) ; Piano trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67 (24:28)
• CD.5. Cello sonata in D minor, op. 40 (25:58) ; Moderato (2:39) ; Two pieces for string quartet (7:33) ; Piano quintet in G minor, op. 57 (32:16)

Author/Creator:

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975

Contributors:

Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937-

Zilberstein, Lilya, 1965-

Mustonen, Olli, 1967-

Cohen, Isadore

Greenhouse, Bernard, 1916-2011

Pressler, Menahem

Harrell, Lynn

Russell, Lucy (Violinist)

Sparey, Jonathan

George, Alan (Violist)

Skidmore, Andrew

Beaux Arts Trio

Fitzwilliam String Quartet

Languages:

English
French
German

Language Notes:

Accompanying materials: English, French, German

Main Work:

Instrumental music [of Shostakovich, D.D.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Preli︠u︡dii i fugi, piano, op. 87 [by Shostakovich, D.D.]

Sonatas, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > No. 2, op. 61, B minor

Fantasticheskie tant︠s︡y [by Shostakovich, D.D.]

Preludes, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > (1921)

Tant︠s︡y kukol [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Liricheskiĭ valʹs

Ovod [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Malenʹkai͡a pʹesa

Ovod [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Bazar

Svetlyĭ rucheĭ [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Nokti͡urn

Aforizmy [by Shostakovich, D.D.]

Zolotoĭ vek [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Polʹka (arranged)

Sonatas, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > No. 1, op. 12

Preludes, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Op. 34

Trios, piano, violin, cello [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > No. 2, op. 67, E minor

Sonatas, cello, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Op. 40

Moderato, cello, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.]

Adagios, violins (2), viola, cello [by Shostakovich, D.D.] (Complete)

Allegrettos, violins (2), viola, cello [by Shostakovich, D.D.] (Complete)

Quintet, piano, violins (2), viola, cello, op. 57, G minor [by Shostakovich, D.D.]

Subjects:

Piano music

Piano trios

Sonatas (Cello and piano)

String quartets

Piano quintets

Performers:

Cast: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lilya Zilberstein, Olli Mustonen, Menahem Pressler piano ; Beaux Arts Trio ; Isidore Cohen, Lucy Russell, Jonathan Sparey, violin ; Bernard Greenhouse, Lynn Harrell, Andrew Skidmore, cello ; Fitzwilliam String Quartet ; Alan George, viola.

Performance Medium:

1 performer: piano
3 performers: piano; violin; cello
2 performers: cello; piano
4 performers: violin (2); viola; cello
5 performers: piano; violin (2); viola; cello

General Notes:

Recorded between 1974 and 2003 at various locations.

Physical Description:

5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
op. 87
no. 2, op. 61
no. 1, op. 12
op. 34
no. 2, op. 67
op. 40
op. 57

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 99169- 99173

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Decca: 4757425
Publisher Number, Decca: 4757426--4757427

OCLC Numbers:

71378585