Watch: Shostakovich plays his new opera
mainThis was filmed before Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was suppressed as a result of Stalin’s hostile review.
Some pianist.
This was filmed before Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was suppressed as a result of Stalin’s hostile review.
Some pianist.
The Mozart concerto due to be played three…
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Wow – there’s footage of him playing the rather easier 1st concerto. But had never realised he was this good a pianist.
Thanks for posting
Superb playing.
Decent composer, and he could play a little!
To thumbs down people – sarcasm alert!
I read somewhere that Dimitri Shostakovich was a movie theater pianist in his early music career. Watching him play, made me see his superb technique, spontaneity and sense of rhythm.
You read correctly – he was.