DCCXVIII. SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri: Aphorisms, Op. 13

DCCXVIII. SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri (1906-1975)

Aphorisms, Op. 13 (1927)
1. Recitative
2. Serenade
3. Nocturne
4. Elegy
5. Funeral March
6. Étude
7. Dance of Death
8. Canon
9. Legend
10. Lullaby
Emura Natsuki, piano
(12:43)

Aphorism: A pithy observation that contains a general truth.

On the heels of the First Piano Sonata (1926), the 21-year-old Shostakovich wrote these 10 short pieces, full of wit and sarcasm, but they contain a general truth.

1. Recitative

2. Serenade

3. Nocturne

4. Elegy

5. Funeral March

6. Étude

7. Dance of Death

8. Canon

9. Legend

10. Lullaby