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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 1 in C major. Prelude 02:28
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 1 in C major. Fugue 02:29
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 2 in A minor. Prelude 00:54
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 2 in A minor. Fugue 01:24
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 3 in G major. Prelude 01:50
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 3 in G major. Fugue 01:51
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 4 in E minor. Prelude 03:16
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 4 in E minor. Fugue 05:19
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 5 in D major. Prelude 02:02
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 5 in D major. Fugue 01:51
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 6 in B minor. Prelude 01:31
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 6 in B minor. Fugue 04:18
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 8 in F sharp minor. Fugue 05:43
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 9 in E major. Prelude 02:48
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 10 in C sharp minor. Prelude 01:54
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 11 in B minor. Prelude 01:08
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 12 in G sharp minor. Prelude 04:04
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 12 in G sharp minor. Fugue 03:27
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 13 in F sharp major. Prelude 01:45
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 13 in F sharp major. Fugue 04:04
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 14 in E flat minor. Prelude 03:49
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 15 in D flat major. Prelude 02:52
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 16 in B flat minor. Prelude 02:32
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 16 in B flat minor. Fugue 07:12
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 17 in A flat major. Prelude 01:54
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 18 in F minor. Prelude 02:31
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 19 in E flat major. Prelude 01:39
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 20 in C minor. Prelude 03:54
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 20 in C minor. Fugue 05:33
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 21 in B flat major. Prelude 01:25
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 21 in B flat major. Fugue 02:29
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 22 in G minor. Prelude 02:19
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 23 in F major. Prelude 03:03
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 23 in F major. Fugue 03:21
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 24 in D minor. Prelude 03:52
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    Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87:No. 24 in D minor. Fugue 07:23
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    Sonata for piano No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61:1. Allegretto 07:30
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    Sonata for piano No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61:2. Largo 06:36
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    Sonata for piano No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61:3. Moderato con moto 13:26
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    Fantastic Dances (3), for piano, Op. 5:1. Allegretto 01:23
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    Fantastic Dances (3), for piano, Op. 5:2. Andantino - Allegretto 01:29
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    Fantastic Dances (3), for piano, Op. 5:3. Allegretto 00:59
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    Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements & Feldt):1. Allegro moderato e scherzando 00:52
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    Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements & Feldt):2. Andante 01:26
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    Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements & Feldt):3. Allegro moderato 01:02
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    Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements & Feldt):4. Moderato 01:39
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    Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with Clements & Feldt):5. Andantino 01:32
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    Dances of the Dolls (7), suite for piano (arr. from the ballet suites for orchestra):Lyric Waltz, Dances of the Dolls 01:42
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    Dances of the Dolls (7), suite for piano (arr. from the ballet suites for orchestra):Short Piece, The Gadfly, op. 97 02:04
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    Dances of the Dolls (7), suite for piano (arr. from the ballet suites for orchestra):Spanish Dance, The Gadfly, op. 97 02:19
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    Dances of the Dolls (7), suite for piano (arr. from the ballet suites for orchestra):Nocturne, The Limpid Stream, op. 39 02:17
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:1. Recitativo 00:53
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:2. Serenade 01:23
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:3. Nocturne 01:47
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:4. Elegy 01:07
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:5. Marche funèbre 00:57
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:6. Étude 00:29
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:7. Dance of Death 00:55
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:8. Canon 01:02
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:9. Legend 02:07
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    Aphorisms (10), for piano, Op. 13:10. Lullaby 02:53
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    The Age of Gold, ballet, Op. 22:Polka 01:52
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Allegro - 02:19
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Meno mosso - 01:52
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Adagio - 01:18
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Allegro - Poco meno mosso - 02:18
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Adagio - Lento - 03:41
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    Sonata for piano No. 1 (October Symphony), Op. 12:Allegro - Meno mosso - Moderato - Allegro 01:42
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    Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 34:1. Moderato 01:18
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    Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 34:5. Allegro vivace 00:28
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    Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67:1. Andante - Moderato - Poco più mosso 07:11
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    Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67:4. Allegretto - Adagio 09:36
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    Sonata for cello & piano in D minor, Op. 40:1. Allegro non troppo 11:14
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    Moderato, for cello & piano, Op. 40b (until 1968 considered to be part of Sonata Op 40) 02:44
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    Pieces (2) for double string quartet, Op. 11:1. Elegy 05:20
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    Pieces (2) for double string quartet, Op. 11:2. Polka 02:16
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    Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57:1. Prelude 04:29
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    Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57:2. Fugue 11:02
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    Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57:3. Scherzo 03:15
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    Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57:4. Intermezzo - 06:12
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    Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57:5. Finale 07:14

Pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy has long been associated with the music of Russian heritage, and the music of Dmitry Shostakovich is certainly no exception. This five-disc box set, consisting primarily of previously released material, contains most of Shostakovich's important output within his solo keyboard works and inclusive chamber music. The first three discs feature the work of Ashkenazy exclusively. His readings of the Op. 87 Preludes and Fugues, while not always energetic, do have a profound sense of empathy and thoughtfulness, although they lack immediacy. His reasoning behind the choice of tempi in certain movements (his sluggish Prelude No. 24, for instance) also seems elusive. His rendition of the Second Piano Sonata is one of reservation, containing a mellowness that is neither readily inviting nor emotive. In contrast, Ashkenazy performs the sometimes dreamy, sometimes jovial Three Fantastic Dances with a welcome flair that is not necessarily typical of his usual style. He also brings the irony in the composer's Aphorisms to light, and performances from the somewhat less-familiar Five Preludes and Dances of the Dolls provide enjoyable fillers for the remainder of the disc. The fourth installment begins with Shostakovich's early, modernist First Piano Sonata. The sound world Shostakovich creates here is similar to the styles evoked in his early Second and Third symphonies. Lilya Zilberstein gives this tumultuous work a firmly aggressive and committed reading. It is Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen, though, who manages to create some of the best moments in the set. His readings of the Op. 31 Preludes showcase his inviting style and wonderful lyrical gifts, including a sublimely melancholic performance of No. 10. A bleaker, more desolate atmosphere surrounds Shostakovich's masterful Second Piano Trio, the final movement of which utilizes the haunting Jewish folk song the composer later integrated into his Eighth String Quartet. Unfortunately, the sometimes wildly swinging tempi (a result of emotional overload) only seem to distract from an otherwise superb performance courtesy of the Beaux Arts Trio. Ashkenazy makes an appearance on the final disc in the set, joined by a number of outstanding colleagues. Lynn Harrell joins the pianist for an anguished performance of the cello sonata, a work that encapsulated the composer's even more-than-usually turbulent life at the time of writing (separation from his wife and more importantly, the Pravda article condemning his work). The Fitzwilliam String Quartet, a group to whom the composer entrusted Western premieres of his last three quartets, joins Ashkenazy for an impassioned performance of the piano quintet. While the overuse of Ashkenazy's sometimes uninspiring performances do not necessarily make for a perfect compilation of recordings, these five discs together nevertheless form a formidable offering from Decca, containing its usual sound at a decent bargain. C. Ryan Hill, Rovi

  • Genre: Keyboard
  • Category Modern (1910-1949)
  • Label: Decca
  • Release Date: June 13, 2006
  • Additional Artist: Various artists collection

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