Shostakovich: Piano Concertos; Violin Sonata – review

Melnikov/Faust/Berwaerts/MCO/Currentzis (Harmonia Mundi)Alexander Melnikov's groundbreaking recording of Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues recently established him as the interpreter of choice for the composer's piano works, making a disc of the Concertos something of an inevitability. Surprisingly, he also includes the Sonata for Violin and Piano, arguing in a sleeve note that while the ever-popular Concertos are more troubling than usually supposed, the rarely played Sonata isn't as hard-go...

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