Shostakovich – Piano Quintet – Argerich, Bashmet, Maisky, Kraggerud, Bell
The Piano Quintet in G Minor, opus 57, by Dmitri Shostakovich is one of his best-known chamber works. Like most piano quintets, it is written for piano and string quartet (two violins, viola and cello). Shostakovich began work on the piece in the summer of 1940 and completed it on September 14. – Martha Argerich
