English pianist Peter Donohoe tackles the modern polyphony of Shostakovich in this bright interpretation. Donohoe’s grasp of the Prelude No. 1 in C Major take listeners to new sonic zones, the volatile beauty of its chords redolent of the keyboard works of earlier masters such as Bach, Chopin and Debussy.
Disc 1
Disc 2
- Christian Zacharias & Leipziger Streichquartett
- Aldo Ciccolini & Jean-Pierre Armengaud
- Mikhail Pletnev
- Stephen Kovacevich