Shostakovich: Sonatas
Dmitri Shostakovich was a very prolific composer. He wrote highly original symphonies and chamber works, and he had to do so when artists experienced a high degree of government control in Russia.
On this CD, Oleg Kagan, violin, and Yuri Bashmet, viola, perform Shostakovich’s sonatas for violin and for viola, as accompanied by Sviatoslav Richter.
Shostakovich:
- Violin Sonata, Op. 134
- Oleg Kagan (violin)
- Viola Sonata, Op. 147
- Yuri Bashmet (viola)
Accompanied by the legendary Sviatoslav Richter, piano
• This audio CD will be issued on January 8, 2013
• Label: Melodiya
Here is the Shostakovich Violin Sonata op.134 with Gidon Kremer, violin:
And next, here are Yuri Bashmet and Sviatoslav Richter, performing the Shostakovich Sonata for Viola and Piano, third movement:
As a comparison, here’s a later interpretation of the the Dmitri Shostakovich Sonata for Viola and Piano op. 147, with Yuri Bashmet (viola) and Ksenia Bashmet (piano):
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