The fact is, Shostakovich is one of the most important Russian composers of the 20th century, he was so sickly as productive and was despite the age of 17 years suffered chronic disease 69 years old, where he spent the end of his life more and more time in hospitals and reportedly was always melancholy.
He left a great work, which particularly stand out in 1959 and 1966, resulting Cellokonzerte for me.
also his oeuvre on piano music is quite impressive, unfortunately there are not many recordings here.
if someone is interested in 87 of correctly classical interpretation of the opus played here, I recommend most likely interpretation of Alexander Melnikov, who is only this year appeared on Harmonia Mundi and nebstbei has excellent sound quality.
Keith Jarrett and classical music joins in superficial look first mutually exclusive. Jarrett's genius is to build ever larger circles pulling improvisations, in the built-up by slowing voltage in the power by taking back and certainly not in play by notes and guidelines.
his version of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach's knowledge of two of Glen Gould results presented interpretations to forget simply, at best, has a certain entertainment value. I'm interested in his interpretation of selected piano pieces by Mozart here the veil of silence wide.
but in this entstandenem around 1950 works there is an unexpected link between the ailing Russians and the dark-skinned Americans, Jarrett succeeds here the feat, to submit to the composition, yet he himself to stay, the sadness in the music left to this but with playfulness and jazzy variations to garnish. Although it remains largely in the score, still something new, something big he succeeds here.
nimble and fluid he plays nice is that he captures and captivates the listener from the first note to the last, paves the access to his piano music while Shostakovich in the inner world of musical. Who was disappointed with the recent trips Jarrett's in the world of classical music, which will give him a chance hereby again, as I have done it with no regrets.
even the sound of her recording has succeeded. the piano is beautiful physically in the room, all noises are recorded atmospherically dense. the two CD's inhabit a beautiful and high quality made box and share them with an equally beautiful booklet.
impressive!
