by IGOR LEVIT
Release Date: 10 September 2021
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: Sony Music Classical
£44.99 £28.99
IGOR LEVIT ON DSCH Limited Gatefold 180gram Vinyl 3LP Set
Overview:
Sony Classical release - Levit is one of the few pianists who have performed these works live in their entirety. Completed in 1951, Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues – a summary of all the major and minor tonalities – lasts some two and a half hours in total, while Ronald Stevenson’s Passacaglia on DSCH, which he completed in 1963, is an unbroken set of variations lasting nearly an hour and a half. The album’s artwork is specially created by the internationally renowned graphic artist and book designer Christoph Niemann, who regularly illustrates for The New Yorker and The New York Times. His illustration for 'On DSCH' offers a playfully abstract counterpart to this musical experience. Formats are: 3 disc set presented in deluxe paper packaging and includes a limited edition printed insert of the cryptogram that Shostakovich used as his musical signature. Also a a limited Collector’s Edition of 'On DSCH' Vinyl Part One: Shostakovich 24 Prelude And Fugues Op. 87' presented on 3LP 180g vinyl set in gatefold sleeve including a download code. This is part one of the full 'On DSCH' album - vinyl 'Part Two: Stevenson Passacaglia on DSCH' follows in February 2022.
Release Date: 04 February 2022
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Sony Music Classical
£29.99
Release Date: 13 September 2019
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Sony Classical
£24.99 £18.99
