Marc-Andre Hamelin Shostakovich: Piano Concertos

Release date:
October 11, 2024
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Two twentieth-century classics by Shostakovich, newly available on vinyl as part of Hyperion's 2024 Vinyl Edition. No 1 has long been one of Marc-André Hamelin's party pieces and for this special recording he was paired with Andrew Litton, a conductor who knows these works backwards (he has recorded the second concerto as pianist!): the resulting performances have a vitality and flair which we think place them amongst the greatest.

Tracklist:
  • 1. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 35 I. Allegro Moderato
  • 2. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 35 II. Lento
  • 3. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 35 III. Moderato
  • 4. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 35 IV. Allegro Con Brio
  • 5. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major, Op 102 I. Allegro
  • 6. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major, Op 102 II. Andante
  • 7. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major, Op 102 III. Allegro