Yuja Wang : Shostakovich – The Piano Concertos, Solo Works

Yuja Wang here gives characteristically dynamic and expressive performances of Shostakovich’s contrasting ‘Piano Concertos’, written 24 years apart, with the BSO’s principal trumpet Thomas Rolfs playing the obbligato trumpet part in the first. The new album also features 6 solo piano pieces from Shostakovich’s ’24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 & Op. 34′.

Track Listing:
1. Piano concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35, I. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Yuja Wang/Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. Piano concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35, II. Lento (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Yuja Wang/Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Piano concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35, III. Moderato (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Yuja Wang/Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Piano concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35, IV. Finale. Allegro Con Brio – Presto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Yuja Wang/Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Piano concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102, I. Allegro (Dmi