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Dmitrij Dmitrievic Shostakovich was one of the most influential, praised and widely performed composers of the twentieth century his unmistakable style has left an indelible mark on the aesthetic taste of the modern listener and on the DNA of the contemporary orchestra. Nevertheless, up to this day, his piano works have been rarely played by performers and listened to by the public, almost obscured by the exceptional nature of his extensive chamber and symphonic production. Considering his outstanding ease of writing and well-proven ability to compose music under all kinds of circumstances - even unfavorable ones -, Shostakovich's piano production for piano appears relatively small and, above all, sporadic. These pages are not less extraordinary because of that. On the contrary, many of them show a degree of ambition and depth of purpose that are not second to those of his chamber and symphonic masterpieces. Album Tracks 1. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Recitative 2. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Serenade 3. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Nocturne 4. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Elegy 5. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Marche funèbre 6. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Etude 7. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Dance of Death 8. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Canon 9. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Legend 10. 10 Aforismi Op. 13~Lullaby 11. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 1. Agitato 12. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 2. Andante 13. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 3. Allegro non troppo e furioso 14. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 4. Allegretto 15. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 5. Allegro molto 16. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 6. Andante 17. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 7. Moderato 18. 8 Preludi Op. 2~No. 8. Allegretto 19. 3 Danze Fantastiche Op. 5~No. 1. Allegretto 20. 3 Danze Fantastiche Op. 5~No. 2. Andantino 21. 3 Danze Fantastiche Op. 5~No. 3. Allegretto 22. Funeral March (Pezzi giovanili) 23. Nostalgia (Pezzi giovanili) 24. Pezzo in Do Maggiore (Pezzi giovanili) 25. Prelude-March (Pezzi giov
