SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / String Quartet No. 8 (arr. for piano) (Giltburg, Owens, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, V. Petrenko)
Shostakovich’s two Piano Concertos span a period of almost thirty years. The youthful First Piano Concerto is a masterful example of eclecticism, its inscrutable humour and seriousness allied to virtuoso writing enhanced by the rôle for solo trumpet. Written as a birthday present for his son Maxim, the Second Piano Concerto is light-spirited with a hauntingly beautiful slow movement. With the permission of the composer’s family, Boris Giltburg has arranged the exceptionally dark, deeply personal and powerful String Quartet No. 8, thereby establishing a major Shostakovich solo piano composition.
Tracklist
Owens, Rhys (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Owens, Rhys (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Owens, Rhys (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Owens, Rhys (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Owens, Rhys (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Giltburg, Boris - Arranger
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Petrenko, Vasily (Conductor)
Giltburg, Boris - Arranger





























