An all-Shostakovich triumph from pianist Andrey Gugnin
‘An all-Shostakovich disc might sound like a winner – and in the most important sense it is – but none of the works represented here are ingratiating’
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‘An all-Shostakovich disc might sound like a winner – and in the most important sense it is – but none of the works represented here are ingratiating’
Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 1; 24 Preludes, Op. 34; Piano Sonata No. 2; Nocturne from The Limped Stream
Andrey Gugnin (piano)
Hyperion CDA68267 79:27 mins
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Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music.