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Shostakovich: Sonata for violin and piano; Sonata for viola and piano / O Kagan, violin; Yu. Bashmet, viola; S. Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

This disc features two of Shostakovich's chamber opuses performed by two of the best musicians of the 1980s: Oleg Kagan and Yuri Bashmet. Behind the...continue...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Shostakovich, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Works for Viola & Piano / Gerard Causse, Brigitte Engerer

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Engerer, Brigitte

From Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Russian music has often found its truest voice in elegies. With Glazunov and Tchaikovsky, they are recollections of childhood, or nostalgia...continue...
Recording information: Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris, France (09/2011)....continue...

Works for Viola and Piano by Schumann, Britten, Shostakovich / Chorzelski, Apekisheva

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Apekisheva, Katya; Chorzelski, Krzysztof

Well known viola player Krzysztof Chorzelski of the Belcea Quartet performs works for viola and piano, and he enjoys the diverse career that has taken...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill (10/10/2010-10/12/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Music for Viola & Piano / Lawrence Power; Simon Crawford-Phillips

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Seven Preludes (from 24 Preludes for piano, Op. 34); Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Five Pieces from "The Gadfly", Op. 97
Performers: Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Power, Lawrence

On this disc, star violist Lawrence Power is joined by his regular pianist partner Simon Crawford-Phillips in a survey of the chamber music of Shostakovich....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (10/24/2010-10/26/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Viola Sonatas, etc / Tomter, Gimse, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; The Gadfly; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Gimse, Håvard; Tomter, Lars Anders

Over the years, the early 'Cello Sonata' of Shostakovich has become a favorite piece in recitals and on disc, with many stellar performers having made...continue...

Shostakovich, Lewensohn: Works for Viola

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Gideon Lewensohn: ViolAlive, theater music in 2 acts for viola & orchestra
Performers: Karni, Gilad
Conductors: Zuckermann, Ariel

Inner Voice

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-11-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; George Rochberg: Sonata for viola & piano; Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel, for viola & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Pi...
Performers: Johnson, Lura; Minkler, Peter

The four compositions featured on this disc are striking examples of self-expression, guided and influenced by each composer’s fundamental essence, or “Inner voice.” Benjamin Britten...continue...
Recording information: Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall, Carl J. Murphy Fine (08/04/2008-08/07/2008)....continue...

Prokofiev: Six Pieces from Romeo and Juliet; Shostakovich: Preludes; Viola Sonata

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Six Pieces from Romeo and Juliet; Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Horton, Tim; Ireland, Robin

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (07/2009)....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Op. 40

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-05-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Two Pieces for cello and piano, from the Second Ballet Suite; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]

This disc of music for cello and piano by Shostakovich juxtaposes two disparate styles. The tumultuous and virtuoso sonata of Opus 40, still influenced by...continue...
Recording information: Prague (11/02/2009/12/15/2009)....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos; Cello Sonatas

2 CD / Talent / 2009-11-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: De Groote, Andre; Spanoghe, Viviane
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Sonata for Viola / Markiz

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in F major, Op. 73a (arr. by Barshai from String Quartet no 3); Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Mendelssohn, Vladimir
Conductors: Markiz, Lev
Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Sonata / Susanne van Els, Reinbert de Leeuw, Ramsey Nasr

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Ramsey Nasr: Wintersonate, for viola & piano
Performers: Els, Susanne van; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Nasr, Ramsey

Three of Holland's leading performers in an unusual coupling: vioilist Suzanne van Els and Reinbert de Leeuw perform one of the last works by Dmitri...continue...

Schostkowitsch: Sonaten

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2009-01-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

Shostakovich: Chamber Music

3 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Son...
Performers: Auer, Edward; Bor, Christiaan; Brautigam, Ronald; Hoogeveen, Godfried; Rosen, Nathaniel; Rosenthal, Paul; Rosler, Timora; Stone, Colin; Thompson, Marcus; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; Wurtz, Klara

Schnittke: Viola Concerto; Shostakovich: Viola Sonata / Kitayenko, Tamestit, Hadulla, Warsaw PO

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-08-26

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Viola; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Hadulla, Markus; Tamesit, Antoine
Conductors: Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"His technique is pristine, and even the most demanding of extended techniques called for (in particular by Schnittke) are executed with a sense of complete...continue...

Finale - Shostakovich, Martinu, etc: Viola Sonatas

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2007-09-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Grazyna Bacewicz: Sonata for viola solo; Aram Khachaturian: Sonata-Song, for solo viola; Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for viola & piano, H. 355
Performers: Cortese, Paul; Garvayo, Juan Carlos

Shostakovich / The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

2 CD / Koch International / 2007-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Violin and Piano,...
Performers: Kalichstein, Joseph; Laredo, Jaime; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Shostakovich: Viola Sonata, Violin Sonata / van Keulen

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2007-01-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]

A violinist and violist of the highest caliber, Isabelle van Keulen has an established reputation on the world's concert platforms; her engaging personality and extraordinary...continue...

Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin, etc / Kremer, Bashmet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei
Conductors: Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

In celebration of Shostakovich's 100th birthday year, two great string soloists - Gidon Kremer and Yuri Bashmet - team up for a special tribute. Their...continue...

Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Viola Sonata / Francisca Skoogh, Tino Fjeldli, Erik Ring

1 CD / Intim Records / 2006-09-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Fjeldli, Tino; Ring, Erik; Skoogh, Francisca

Shostakovich's three Sonatas for solo strings and piano (the above, along with the Cello Sonata, Op. 40) stand alongside his 15 String Quartets as his...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Cello Works / Wallfisch

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2006-08-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147;...
Performers: Brown, Timothy; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]; York, John
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

This double album, containing over two hours of music, is the only integral edition of Shostakovich cello works available, and is being issued in commemoration...continue...

Shostakovich: Sonatas / Carlos Prieto, Doris Stevenson

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2006-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Prieto, Carlos Miguel [Cello]; Stevenson, Doris

The year 2006 marks the centenary of the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich, one of the 20th century's most beloved, yet enigmatic, composers. The mystery and...continue...

Shostakovich / Tolpygo, Hope, et al

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2006-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Gonzalez, Manuel; Tolpygo, Mikhail

Mikhail Tolpygo is a Russian violist, heir to the tradition of great chamber music players. He performed for Shostakovich, and has a natural command of...continue...

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes, etc / Bezverkhny, Sergeyevna

2 CD / Northern Flowers / 2005-07-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 34; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Performers: Bezverkhny, Mikhail; Sergeyevna, Timor

Beethoven, Shostakovich: Sonatas / Rachlin, Golan

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 34; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Rachlin, Julian

Julian Rachlin has established himself as one of the most charismatic and exciting violinists of his generation. He has performed with most of the world's...continue...

Black Snow - Glinka, Shostakovich, et al / Zaretsky, Bjerken

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-03-15

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, G. iv3; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Jakov Jakoulov: Sonata for viola & piano; Stylistic reminiscences on Glinka's Va...
Performers: Bjerken, Xak; Zaretsky, Michael

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Viola Sonata / Bartholdy, Drake

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-03-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Drake, Julius [Piano]

"Bartholdy is a lively, sensitive player whose rendition of Shostakovich's late work, the Viola Sonata, is well worth having." - Moore, American Record Guide...continue...

Shostakovich, Chihara, Bouchard / Kashkashian, Levin, et al

1 CD / ECM Import / 2001-04-03

Works: Linda Bouchard: Pourtinade, for viola & percussion; Paul Chihara: Redwood for viola and percussion; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Schulkowsky, Robyn

Roslavets, Shostakovich: Sonatas for Viola and Piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2000-04-01

Works: Nikolai A. Roslavets: Sonata for Viola no 1; Sonata for Viola no 2; Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Chiang, Victoria; Hodgkinson, Randall

Zeitgenössische Werke für Viola aus Russland / Franzewa, etc

1 CD / Bayer / 2000-03-15

Works: Grigory Frid: Sonata for viola & piano no 1, Op.62; Andrei Golovin: Sonata breve for viola & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

The Russian Viola / Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Pieces (3) for viola & piano, Op. 11/3; Mikhail Glinka: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, G. iv3; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Igor Stravinsky:...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

20th Century Viola

1 CD / Dynamic / 1994-01-01

Works: George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Igor Stravinsky: Elegy, for viola (or violin) solo; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Vio...
Performers: James Creitz; Sarbu, Mihail

Shostakovich, Reger, Hindemith: Viola Music / Tchavdarov

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Max Reger: Suites (3) for Viola solo, Op. 131d; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1
Performers: Tchavdarov, Zahari