Shostakowitsch: 24 preludes op. 34
Dogma Chamber Orchestra
- Label
- Audio max
- Catalogue number
- AUD 9121830
- EAN / barcode
- 0760623183060
- Release date
- 25 February 2014
- Type
- Album
More info
Dmitri Shostakovich committed his twenty-four preludes to paper with great ease. The master of wit, irony, satire, and deeper meaning required precisely two months to write them down. The dogma chamber orchestra now for the first time has recorded these precious gems, originally composed for piano, in a version for string orchestra lending new dimensions to the profound humor of the original. There are broadly flowing string passages like those in the third prelude, which Shostakovich composed on New Year’s Eve 1932, or waltzes that within a few seconds are transformed into highly virtuosic chaos (No. 2). A grotesque march (No. 16) is followed by an idyllic and kitschy violin solo taking aim at salon-style virtuosity. Also available: Tchaikovsky: Serenade op. 48, Souvenir de Florence op. 70 Audiomax 912 1654-6 (Hybrid-SACD) “American Stringbook” David Diamond: Rounds for String Orchestra (1944); Arthur Foote: Suite in E op. 63; Samuel Barber: Serenade op. 1, Adagio op. 11; William Schuman: Symphony No. 5 Audiomax 912 1717-6 (Hybrid-SACD)
Tracklist
- 01 Piano Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 82: 1. Allegro moderato 08:47
- 02 Piano Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 82: 2. Allegretto 04:48
- 03 Piano Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 82: 3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 07:39
- 04 Piano Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 82: 4. Vivace 07:19
- 05 24 Préludes op. 34: Moderato 01:22
- 06 24 Préludes op. 34: Allgretto 00:46
- 07 24 Préludes op. 34: Andante 01:50
- 08 24 Préludes op. 34: Moderato 02:24
- 09 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegro vivace 00:32
- 10 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 01:08
- 11 24 Préludes op. 34: Andante 01:19
- 12 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 00:50
- 13 24 Préludes op. 34: Presto 00:39
- 14 24 Préludes op. 34: Moderato non troppo 02:03
- 15 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 00:46
- 16 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegro non troppo 01:14
- 17 24 Préludes op. 34: Moderato 00:53
- 18 24 Préludes op. 34: Adagio 02:10
- 19 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 00:48
- 20 24 Préludes op. 34: Andantino 01:16
- 21 24 Préludes op. 34: Largo 02:03
- 22 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 00:52
- 23 24 Préludes op. 34: Andantino 01:30
- 24 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto furioso 00:37
- 25 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto poco moderato 00:45
- 26 24 Préludes op. 34: Adagio 02:42
- 27 24 Préludes op. 34: Moderato 01:23
- 28 24 Préludes op. 34: Allegretto 01:08
Source: MusicBrainz
