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Dmitri Shostakovich: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 - Eugenio Catone on CD

Eugenio Catone continues the development of Shostakovich's complete piano works by

presenting the third volume. Few piano cycles of the 20th century can boast an impact and a resonance

comparable to those of Dmitri Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87. This work,

which holds a special place both in the composer's output and in the history of the genre itself,

represents a significant return to writing for his instrument, seventeen years after Piano Concerto

no.1 Op. 35 (1933), in a context deeply changed both on a personal level and in relation to the

evolution of his musical language. Shostakovich held Op. 87 in special consideration: he recorded

several numbers on multiple occasions and devoted himself to transcribing each Prelude and

Fugue for several performers, with the aim of recording the entire work with a home recorder,

thus making it's polyphonic architecture as clear as possible.