24 Preludes, op. 34 / Piano Sonata no. 2, op. 61

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Polina Osetinskaya

24 Preludes, Op. 34 and Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 61 are solo piano compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1933 and 1943 respectively. The preludes traverse a broad range of moods and pianistic textures within a neoclassical and modernist idiom, while the sonata adopts a darker, more contrapuntal and dramatic approach associated with Shostakovich's wartime output, and together they reflect key stages in his development as a composer for the piano.

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  1. 1.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 1 in C major
    1:22
  2. 2.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 2 in A minor
    0:55
  3. 3.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 3 in G major
    1:53
  4. 4.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 4 in E minor
    1:31
  5. 5.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 5 in D major
    0:30
  6. 6.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 6 in B minor
    1:14
  7. 7.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 7 in A major
    1:40
  8. 8.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 8 in F-sharp minor
    0:54
  9. 9.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 9 in E major
    0:35
  10. 10.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 10 in C-sharp minor
    2:07
  11. 11.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 11 in B major
    1:00
  12. 12.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 12 in G-sharp minor
    1:22
  13. 13.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 13 in F-sharp major
    1:22
  14. 14.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 14 in E-flat minor
    2:30
  15. 15.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 15 in D-flat major
    0:58
  16. 16.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 16 in B-flat minor
    1:00
  17. 17.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 17 in A-flat major
    2:02
  18. 18.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 18 in F minor
    0:53
  19. 19.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 19 in E-flat major
    1:24
  20. 20.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 20 in C minor
    0:40
  21. 21.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 21 in B-flat major
    0:49
  22. 22.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 22 in G minor
    2:11
  23. 23.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 23 in F major
    1:36
  24. 24.
    24 Preludes, op. 34: no. 24 in D minor
    1:22
  25. 25.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in B minor op. 61: I. Allegretto
    6:37
  26. 26.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in B minor op. 61: II. Largo
    5:48
  27. 27.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in B minor op. 61: III. Moderato
    11:58

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