Shostakovich: Piano Concertos

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to present the release of Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos | Solo Works, featuring the electrifying artistry of Yuja Wang. The album marks the culmination of the  Boston   Symphony Orchestra’s decade-long, GRAMMY Award®-winning Shostakovich cycle and is released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death. It showcases the star pianist’s performances with the BSO under the baton of its Music Director Andris Nelsons of Shostakovich’s two contrasting piano concertos – No. 1 in C minor and No. 2 in F major (“Yuja Wang ... navigated both works with conviction and fearless technique” – Boston Globe). Also included are six of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues for solo piano, works which have been chosen by Yuja from the composer’s Opp. 34 & 87, and which offer a more intimate glimpse into his pianistic world. They were recorded in what are Wang’s first solo studio sessions in several years.

Tracklisting:

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 - Allegretto

24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87:

Prelude 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