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Dmitri Shostakovich: Music for Piano
First Piano Sonata, Op. 12 (1926) Aphorisms, Op. 13 (1927) Second Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 61 (1943) Dances of the Dolls (1952)
Melvin Chen, piano
BRIDGE 9238
Brilliant readings of major compositions by the great Russian composer. Melvin Chen's insight and virtuosity yield performances of great delicacy and savage power. Liner notes by Shostakovich scholar Malcolm MacDonald.
