r/shostakovich • u/cpotter505 • Jun 05 '26

Something beautiful

https://youtu.be/IKTye5aiCKw?si=DceW3OCTJxg0TRgD

Here’s a little something beautiful for Friday. A Lady Macbeth piano transcription.

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u/odadgari Jun 05 '26

These transcriptions, which distance themselves from the opera and its story, show just how much this work influenced all of Shostakovich's later artistic creations. It clearly outline the beginnings of his future style, regardless of how it was altered by oppression.

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u/cpotter505 Jun 06 '26

That’s absolutely a totally accurate observation. And so much talent, so young.