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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Sonata No. 2

~ Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Hugh Wolff (Conductor), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Elisabeth Leonskaja (Piano), Gary Bordner (Trumpet)
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  • Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Conductor: Hugh Wolff
  • Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
  • Audio CD (25 Jun 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Apex
  • ASIN: B00005MOA1
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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1. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Minor, Op.35: Allegretto
2. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Minor, Op.35: Lento
3. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Minor, Op.35: Moderato
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In C Minor, Op.35: Allegro Con Brio
5. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Allegro
6. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Andante
7. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Allegro
8. Piano Sonata No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Allegretto
9. Piano Sonata No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Largo
10. Piano Sonata No.2 In B Minor, Op.61: Moderato
On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings in C minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
    with Elisabeth Leonskaja, Gary Bordner
    Conducted by Hugh Wolff

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
    with Elisabeth Leonskaja
    Conducted by Hugh Wolff

  3. Sonata for Piano No. 2 in B minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    with Elisabeth Leonskaja

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leonskaja is Very Impressive Here; So is the St. Paul CO, 2 Jul 2004
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I had recently reviewed the newish release of the two Shostakovich Piano Concertos played by Marc-André Hamelin. Raved about them, in fact. They were coupled with the all-but-unknown Second Piano Concerto by Rodion Shchedrin, which I'd never heard before but fell in love with. I honestly didn't think I'd hear better performances of the Shostakovich pieces anywhere - and that's saying a lot, considering that virtuosi like Bronfman and Dimitry Alexeyev have recorded them in the last few years. Elisabeth Leonskaja is a pianist I'd only vaguely known of before a friend introduced me to her recording of the Brahms First Concerto; I was stunned at the beauty and brains of her playing. It wouldn't be the usual Brahms player who could make the switch to Shostakovich easily. Brahms is weighty and in these two concertos Shostakovich is, for the most part, the class clown. I'm happy to report that Leonskaja makes the transition beautifully. These performances are light-hearted and deeply felt at the same time. If anything, the second movement of the Second Concerto is better than Hamelin's or anyone else's that I've ever heard. When I first heard it I had to play it three times in a row because I was reluctant to leave it, it's THAT gorgeous. In the concerto she is helped immensely by the fine playing of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra under Hugh Wolff. In that slow movement the muted strings are simply ravishing. Each time I hear the attacca beginning of the last movement, with its silly, gimpy headlong 7/16 insistence, I laugh out loud. The trumpet soloist in the First Concerto is Gary Bordner. His playing is stunning.

Shostakovich's Second Sonata is definitely NOT of a piece with the two concerti. It is a big, introspective, mostly spare essay in Shostakovich's polyphonic style. If you know his Préludes and Fugues, you'll have some idea of the style. Leonskaja plays magisterially here, never afraid to let Shostakovich's spareness tempt her to rush the second and third movements. Very nice, indeed.

Scott Morrison

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3.0 out of 5 stars lacks interpretive depth...., 24 April 2008
Im sorry but this version by Leonskaja + the St,Paul Chamber Orchestra although played well enough - lacks real emotional depth as if interpreting the Russian experience of Shostakovichs world through a distant phone line - it just doesnt dig deep enough into the obvious trauma,irony + bitterness.

Try other versions - go to Penguin Guide (uk) for many other recommended versions . Leonskaja's playing of the second piano sonata in particular is disappointing.
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