Dmitri Shostakovich - Concertos

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote 6 solo concertos, 2 each for piano, violin and cello. They show the composer in a variety of guises from light-hearted to profoundly sad. All concertos reveal several facets of this very versatile talent.

Especially noteworthy are the recordings of the violin concertos included. David Oistrakh premiered both of them. The second Shostakovich had written for the sixtieth birthday of this famous violinist. This set includes historical recordings made by Oistrakh only months after the first performances of the concertos.

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mravinsky
Moskow Philharmonic Orchestra, Rozhdestvensky
Cristina Ortiz plays both piano concertos;
Alexander Ivaskin the cello concertos.

CD 1
PIANO CONCERTO No. 1 in C minor
for piano, trumpet & strings Op. 35
1. Allegro moderato-allegro 6:05
2. Lento 7:13
3. Moderato 1:58
4. Allegro con brio 6:42
PIANO CONCERTO No. 2
in F major Op. 102
5. Allegro 7:27
6. Andante 6:48
7. Allegro 5:39
THREE FANTASTIC DANCES Op. 5
8. Allegretto 1:09
9. Andantino 1:25
10. Allegretto 0:52

Total: 45:18
Cristina Ortiz, piano
Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

CD 2
VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 1
in A minor Op. 99
1. Nocturne 11:52
2. Scherzo 6:18
3. Passacaglia, andante, cadenza- 18:19
VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 2
in C sharp minor Op. 129
4. Moderato 11:56
5. Adagio, adagio-allegro 16:17

Total: 64:46
David Oistrakh, violin
Leningrad Philharmonic
Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky
(Concerto 1)
Moscow Philharmonic
Orchestra, Gennady
Rozhdestvensky (Concerto 2)

CD 3
CELLO CONCERTO No. 1 Op. 107
1. Allegretto 6:15
2. Moderato 11:33
3. Cadenza 5:52
4. Allegro con moto 4:39
CELLO CONCERTO No. 2 Op. 126
5. Largo 15:44
6. Allegretto 4:20
7. Allegretto 16:18

Total: 64:41
Alexander Ivashkin, cello
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Valeri Polyansky

http://rapidshare.com/files/254435116/Shostako_concertos_compl.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254437837/Shostako_concertos_compl.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254440609/Shostako_concertos_compl.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254443533/Shostako_concertos_compl.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254446584/Shostako_concertos_compl.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254449716/Shostako_concertos_compl.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254452858/Shostako_concertos_compl.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254452957/Shostako_concertos_compl.part8.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/254432362/Shos_concertos_booklet.PDF