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Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No 1, 24 Preludes / Scherbakov

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Details

Composer
SHOSTAKOVICH
Artist
Konstantin, Scherbakov
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 01, 2003
Catalog #
8555781
UPC
747313578122

About

For a less caustic, more ample-toned, and softer-edged set of Shostakovich Op. 34 Preludes than we usually hear, check out Konstantin Scherbakov. His performances contain many beautiful things. No. 2's whimsical scales and runs magically glide over the bar lines, while No. 9 and No. 12's whirling patterns are impressively controlled and supple--and the pianist articulates the marcato/legato interplay in No. 11 and No. 21 to perfection.


My criticism concerns Scherbakov's arch rubato within certain lyrical pieces. His little holdbacks and gratuitous ritards in No. 8, for example, undermine the effect of the composer's indicated ritards, which the pianist barely observes anyway. And a few exposed wrong notes easily could have been corrected (the E-flat in No. 5, measure 14). Such blemishes, however, do not detract from Scherbakov's compelling pianism.


All the virtues Scherbakov brings to the Preludes equally apply to the composer's gnarly Aphorisms cycle and youthful Three Fantastic Dances. The pianist also sails through the First Sonata's unrelenting polytextural thickets and age-of-steel dissonances with maximum power and minimum struggle. Eleanor Thomason's superb engineering yields one of the finest sounding solo piano discs Naxos has produced.
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 38 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in C Major 01:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  2. 2 No. 2 in A Minor 00:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  3. 3 No. 3 in G Major 02:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in G Major
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  4. 4 No. 4 in E Minor 02:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  5. 5 No. 5 in D Major 00:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  6. 6 No. 6 in B Minor 01:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in B Minor
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  7. 7 No. 7 in A Major 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in A Major
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  8. 8 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor 01:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  9. 9 No. 9 in E Major 00:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in E Major
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  10. 10 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor 02:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  11. 11 No. 11 in B Major 00:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in B Major
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  12. 12 No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor 01:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  13. 13 No. 13 in F-Sharp Minor 01:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  14. 14 No. 14 in E-Flat Minor 02:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  15. 15 No. 15 in D-Flat Major 01:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  16. 16 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor 01:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  17. 17 No. 17 in A-Flat Major 01:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  18. 18 No. 18 in F Minor 00:55
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18 in F Minor
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  19. 19 No. 19 in E-Flat Major 01:32
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  20. 20 No. 20 in C Minor 00:42
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20 in C Minor
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  21. 21 No. 21 in B-Flat Major 00:42
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  22. 22 No. 22 in G Minor 02:29
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22 in G Minor
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  23. 23 No. 23 in F Major 01:22
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23 in F Major
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  24. 24 No. 24 in D Minor 01:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24 in D Minor
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  25. 25 No. 1: Recitative 00:50
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1: Recitative
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  26. 26 No. 2: Serenade 01:10
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2: Serenade
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  27. 27 No. 3: Nocturne 01:59
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3: Nocturne
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  28. 28 No. 4: Elegy 01:08
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 4: Elegy
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  29. 29 No. 5: Funeral March 01:24
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 5: Funeral March
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  30. 30 No. 6: Etude 00:36
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 6: Etude
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  31. 31 No. 7: Danse Macabre 00:51
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 7: Danse Macabre
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  32. 32 No. 8: Canon 00:57
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 8: Canon
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  33. 33 No. 9: Legend 01:43
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 9: Legend
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  34. 34 No. 10: Cradle Song 03:00
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 10: Cradle Song
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  35. 35 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 14:57
    Track
    35
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
    Duration
    14:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  36. 36 No. 1: March 01:19
    Track
    36
    Title
    No. 1: March
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  37. 37 No. 2: Waltz 01:31
    Track
    37
    Title
    No. 2: Waltz
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  38. 38 No. 3: Polka 01:10
    Track
    38
    Title
    No. 3: Polka
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov