Richard Pennycuick ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >My latest Berkshire parcel contained a Shostakovich CD on Yedang >Classics of the piano concertos, the concertino for two pianos and the >second piano trio, all played by DSCH himself and recorded in the '50s >(1949 for the trio). The sound is not too bad, but I was surprised at >the fast tempos which are presumably what the great man wanted. They >also illustrate, if it were needed, that he was a hell of a pianist. >This CD costs as much as a cup of coffee and is certainly worth a >place on your shelves. I think he only recorded some of Op 87? True. The old Russian Disc label also had a staggering 2-piano version of the 10th symphony with DSCH and fellow-composer Moshe Vainberg. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]