Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102, Mvt. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102, Mvt. 2 - Shostakovich

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Here is a video recording of pianist James Berry rehearsing with the Boise State University orchestra playing Shostakovich's second concerto - 2nd movement. James is the founder of website ilearnmusic.com - your source for online music education.

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two of my favorite ... ( 1 year ago by llxie78)

two of my favorite "Andante Movements" are the 2nd movements of two 2nd Piano Concertos by Shostakovich & Glazunov.

It's...really too ... ( 11 months ago by sketchphonics)

It's...really too emotional (not critiquing the pianist, the composer)

so you're saying ... ( 11 months ago by thecelloking)

so you're saying that composers can't write with emotion? I guess that's what stalin thought too.

I didn't say that ... ( 11 months ago by sketchphonics)

I didn't say that at all... too much emotion can ruin a piece. Shostakovitch is very good about this, except for a few examples (perhaps this one). It's tempting to write really emotional music, but sometimes it just sounds bad (opinion). Saint-Saens made a big point of this. -why bring up Stalin? Stalin has about as much to do with D.S. as Napoleon did with Berlioz.

Shostakovich was ... ( 11 months ago by thecelloking)

Shostakovich was hounded by the russian government because they thought he was't patriotic enough. Rostropovich was actually kicked out of the country for playing peices like shosti's cello concerto. I'm just sayin that he was a composer, not a conformist. He can write however he wants. I also guess that beethoven poured too much emotion in his 9th, eh? When bad crap happens, your music can tend to reflect it.

and the first ... ( 10 months ago by tchuchovsky)

and the first movement?

me encanta! ( 10 months ago by Xeraquera92)

me encanta!

Fantastic, ... ( 10 months ago by farmchase)

Fantastic, absolutely fantastic.

Check out this book ... ( 9 months ago by keogank)

Check out this book sketchphonics, Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary relationship between the great composer and the brutal dictator... you can buy it on amazon! might answer your question on bringing up stalin, and why this movement is so emotional.

for any reason, I ... ( 8 months ago by bernfacer)

for any reason, I don't like this movement. Shostakovich was a great composer, but this one is just too "simple" for me.

Not a bad effort ... ( 8 months ago by mayabarfoed)

Not a bad effort but some pretty large errors don't help and it's a tiny bit too slow.

I just like this ... ( 8 months ago by jaywyn)

I just like this movement... wat's wrong with being "too emotional" or "too simple"? How nonchalant and sophisticated you guys want him/it to be?

This movement is a ... ( 7 months ago by wataken1128)

This movement is a remarkable miracle of music history.
You know 3rd movement is a happy ending.

i think i know what ... ( 7 months ago by callanmchugh)

i think i know what you mean, shostakovich was a very tense, and frustrated man, and often this can be seen in his music, like in the 3rd and second movement, the music is very tight, very tense, but here, its relaxed, its beautiful, and people arent used to this with dimitri, but... it is, very beautiful as i say

Incredible! Its a ... ( 7 months ago by Lblondi95)

Incredible! Its a very sad piece... it even made me cry! And I agree, very beautiful and relaxed.

I read the book too ... ( 7 months ago by olga2809)

I read the book too, it was very interesting!

I love this piece. ... ( 6 months ago by Pennsalley)

I love this piece. Thanks for sharing!

Brings tears to my ... ( 6 months ago by Cardien18)

Brings tears to my eyes and precious memories..beautiful.

Finally a video ... ( 4 months ago by spreckon)

Finally a video where you can hear the strings thank you so so so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful ! Thank ... ( 3 months ago by Deotyma7)

Wonderful ! Thank you-5/5

the c minor to ... ( 3 months ago by daaamirsutra)

the c minor to A-flat major chord progression (at 5:23) is the most beautiful thing

This is one of my ... ( 3 months ago by halfabeet)

This is one of my favourite movements from a piano concerto -- lovely stuff.

we performed this ... ( 1 month ago by godleyviolinist)

we performed this last month at a orchestra camp i went to....absolutely beautiful. It was so hard not to cry..

Most competitions ... ( 3 weeks ago by coasterman16)

Most competitions only accept fast movements of concertos. Also, this movement is extremely easy in terms of required technique. Musically, it's more challenging to pull off, but if you had to judge this against a Prokofiev concerto, for example, this would be much less impressive.

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