Description
Dmitri Shostakovich:Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Detailed Presentation
Dmitri Shostakovich:Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35
Paul Beniston (Trumpet)Martin Helmchen (Piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor)
Dmitri Shostakovich:Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Martin Helmchen (Piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)Vladimir Jurowski (Conductor)
Dmitri Shostakovich:Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Kristina Blaumane (Cello)Vesselin Gellev (Violin)Martin Helmchen (Piano)Pieter Schoeman (Violin)Alexander Zemtsov (Viola)
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Shostakovich’s energetic piano concertos feature striking and attractive themes, with sudden changes of mood between the burlesque and haunting, perfectly captured in these live recordings with pianist Martin Helmchen and the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski. The Piano Quintet displays perhaps an even greater range of styles within a work of unusual purity written under the looming shadow of war. Martin Helmchen is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme (2005-2007) and was the 2001 winner of the Clara Haskill Competition. |
