DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975): 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (arr. violin and piano Dmitri Tsyganov [1903-1992] and Lera Auerbach [b.1973]), Violin Sonata, Op. 134.

Description: When the composer heard the transcriptions of his often whimsical and ironic Preludes by Dmitry Tsyganov he declared that ‘I forgot they were originally written for piano, so naturally did they sound.’ The set was completed in 2000 by the Russian-born composer and pianist Lera Auerbach.