Daniil Trifonov, Gidon Kremer, Nils Mönkemeyer, Alexander Roslavets, Yulianna Avdeeva, Thomas Sanderling, Kremerata Baltica, Staatskapelle Dresden: Shostakovich Discoveries - World Premiere Recordings & Rarities CD

To mark the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s death (9th August 2025), Deutsche Grammophon releases world premiere recordings and rarities by the great Russian composer – most of them recorded at the International Shostakovich Festival in Gohrisch (Saxony), the world’s only annual Shostakovich festival. Almost 80 minutes of largely unknown music by Shostakovich, interpreted by renowned artists: a must for every Shostakovich fan!

Tracklist:

1. Anti-Formalist Rayok (1948)

Alexei Mochalov bass · Andrei Pushkarev percussion · Kremerata Baltica

2. Impromptu for Viola and Piano (1931)

Nils Mönkemeyer viola · Rostislav Krimer piano

3. Scherzo for Piano op. 1a (1921)

Daniil Trifonov piano

Three Fugues for Piano (1934)

4. Fugue No. 1
5. Fugue No. 2
6. Fugue No. 3

Daniil Trifonov piano

Three Fragments from the Opera The Nose (1928)

7. Entr’acte: In front of Kazan Cathedral
8. Entr’acte No. 10a
9. Beginning of Act III

Staatskapelle Dresden · Thomas Sanderling conductor

Five Pieces Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano (1933–55)

Arranged by Levon Atovmyan (1961)

10. No. 1. Prelude
11. No. 2. Gavotte
12. No. 3. Elegy
13. No. 4. Waltz
14. No. 5. Polka

Gidon Kremer violin I · Madara Pētersone violin II · Georgijs Osokins piano

15. In the Forest (1919)

Daniel Ciobanu piano

Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C sharp minor (1950)

Completion by Krzysztof Meyer (2019)

16. Prelude
17. Fugue

Yulianna Avdeeva piano

18. Murzilka (c. 1920)

Yulianna Avdeeva piano

19. Yelabuga Nail (c. 1971)

Alexander Roslavets bass · Andrei Korobeinikov piano