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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.
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Interpretation ***** Sound **** Repertoire ******
Anja Renczikowski – Piano News (Germany) – May/June 2022
“… Pianist Eugenio Catone’s performance of Aphorisms is, arguably, the best on records yet of this pianistic stepchild; demonstrating a sympathy and understanding for its acerbic idiom rarely heard elsewhere. His performance of the 24 Preludes is also very fine, managing to wrest more from its threadbare components than the throwaway quasi-improvisations typically heard. Catone’s superb playing, abetted here by his sound engineers and the excellent acoustic of the Splash Recording Studio in Naples, makes this disc a rewarding listen and more than just an interesting curiosity for Shostakovich diehards.”
Néstor Castiglione – MusicWeb-International.com – 4 February 2022
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