Galina Ustvolskaya was Shostakovich’s favourite pupil. He even said to her: “you are a phenomenon, while I am but a talent”. This album contains all the Piano Sonatas and the 12 Preludes.

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Galina Ustvolskaya’s piano works, uncompromising granite sculptures, feature sharp and extreme dynamic contrasts, cluster chords and use of the extreme registers of the keyboard, while their spiritual message is one of infinite despair and passionate protest (whether against the Soviet regime, or against human existence in general).

Ivan Sokolov (b.1960), Russian pianist and composer, was one of Ustvolskaya’s favoured interpreters, and his playing bears a monumental and authorative stamp of uthenticity.

Composer: Galina Ustvolskaya
Artist: Ivan Sokolov (piano)

Tracklist:
Piano Sonata No. 1:
00:00:00 I. —
00:01:15 II. —
00:02:40 III. —
00:05:47 IV. —

Piano Sonata No. 2:
00:09:23 I. —
00:13:08 II. —

00:18:57 Piano Sonata No. 3

Piano Sonata No. 4:
00:35:37 I. —
00:37:54 II. —
00:40:20 III. —
00:41:20 IV. —

00:45:00 Piano Sonata No. 5
01:00:27 Piano Sonata No. 6


12 Preludes:
01:08:06 No. 1
01:10:11 No. 2
01:11:18 No. 3
01:13:28 No. 4
01:14:57 No. 5
01:16:05 No. 6
01:19:34 No. 7
01:20:36 No. 8
01:21:41 No. 9
01:22:26 No. 10
01:24:28 No. 11
01:25:40 No. 12

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