Thursday, July 31, 2008

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2



















Great cello solos. Maisky seems to work through them well, and, like Gould on the "Bach Variations", he can be heard humming along at certain points. The first concerto makes use of Shostakovich's famous DSCH motif.

RYM

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