Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Andante

[@losdosabuelos]

As a schoolboy at a boarding school in Ireland in the late 1950s I wrote to Dmitri Shostakovich when he was in hospital in Leningrad. He was amused to receive a letter from an Irish kid and wrote back. Years later my wife & I were invited to meet Maxim Shostakovich at the Festival Hall in London. Almost 60 years ago my wife (at that time) won the All England Ballet competition dancing to this beautiful Andante.

[@minister_of_films2635]

What did he write back? Incredible story

[@losdosabuelos]

One was about an agonising crescendo moment in his 8th symphony to be followed by a moment of NOTHING like the end of time. It is at 41 m 57s in the Gergiev recording with the Mariinsky Orquestra on KZbin.

[@garyprestonpianist]

What a wonderful story.

[@mohsenqassemih.1412]

Wow! What an honour! You must have been thrilled when he wrote back to you! Your letter must have pleased him. He made the effort to mail you his letter; there were no emails back then.

[@bryanholden1558]

My respects

[@Jragir]

To quote Shostakovich himself "Music is a means capable of expressing dark dramatism and pure rapture, suffering and ecstasy, fiery and cold fury, melancholy and wild merriment and the subtlest nuances and interplay of these feelings which words are powerless to express and which are unattainable in painting and sculpture."

[@stevepayne5965]

I have a keyring that says essentially the same thing in fewer words: "Where words fail, music speaks."

[@monumentstosuffering2995]

Oh how right he was. Like heaven floating through one's mind.

[@monumentstosuffering2995]

A beautiful dream long forgotten.

[@birceyurtseveroglu2902]

12 Years ago

[@joellepodwysocki9558]

@@stevepayne5965 Entièrement d'accord, merci.

[@jasmin0930]

The first time I heard this I was in tears. It is probably one of the most beautiful pieces of music that has ever been written. A grandson playing a song by his grandfather while being conducted by his father. Amazing ❤❤❤

[@freemysoles3892]

I am sitting here playing (on KZbin) this piece written by Shostakovich for his son's birthday. I am sitting next to my wife in the nursing home. She cannot speak intelligibly, is on a feeding tube for nutrition, but she can hear (how well I cannot be sure). When the music began she raised her hand for me to hold it. So here we are, united by this eloquent music written "from the heart to the heart" by a composer who by now is long gone and who reportedly suffered terribly in his final illness. Bless you, Dmitri Shostakovich. "Farther along we'll understand better."

[@nanaandbump.]

Best wishes to you and your wife, not sure what the situation is but I hope she can make a speedy recovery.

[@GRANDDOSE]

God bless you and your wife ❤

[@garysscaryfaeries3046]

During the Irish troubles in the early 70s My mother and I fled to Canada. The ship we took was the Lermontov, on its first trip to New York. On board was Mr. Shostakovich as well as the Bolshoi Ballet company. We were invited to dine at the captains table one night and I got to sit next to Mr Shostakovich. I was only six at the time so I had no idea whom I was beside, in fact I did not find out until just a few years ago while researching the ship. The Bolshoi performed Swan Lake, that I remember vividly.

[@tales3753]

You've met shostakovich personally! You are a legend for doing soo. Congrats. (:

[@garysscaryfaeries3046]

I probably drove him nuts, poor guy having to sit next to a six year old.

[@georgealderson4424]

Just imagine if he were still with us and you got to sit next to him now! You may have nothing to say to him because you were awestruck whereas when you were 6 he was just another man! Funny how life puts a different perspective on things! You could even sell your autograph as someone who sailed with DS! Blessings and peace.

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Holy crap, that's amazing! If I were sitting next to him, I probably would have died of excitement.

[@justanotherbohemian3827]

WOW! That's awesome!

[@robertgonda2168]

I guess everyone of us has a story behind closed eyes, listening to this soft melancholy.

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

Hi Robert, I feel the same, it's like a notice board for common humanity, shared humbly.

[@b.k.3782]

Yes, and this piece plays a grand role in it... Peace to you, and everyone who reads this. I wish you well.

[@MrFefeleaga]

Yes, that's exactly true. It's the people that can't actually focus on the music who have some shit-ass story 'behind closed eyes'.

[@sanjosemike3137]

When I was a teen, driving alone on a deserted Detroit street in the Winter, many years ago, this was not a good time in my life. I was depressed and lonely. On came this piece on the car radio. I was very knowledgeable about classical music but had never heard it. The tears came and I had to stop the car. It was a defining moment in my life, a gift from a man who never knew what it would mean for me. Years later, when at his grave in Russia, I put a small stone on his grave and thanked him for the gift he gave me. Sanjosemike

[@muirwoods3829]

you were not alone in your grief, classical music helped me survive then and at this very moment sitting in a park with my dog and just listening to this repeatedly

[@wendyseana]

That is a very great story San Jose Mike. I don't have a story of my first time. Yet I have many times played it since it was first known ( > 15 years ago) and that is a lot of many kinds, they are layered experiences. And I am content because I must let that be enough,

[@stefanoruggeri100]

Poeta San Jose Mike!

[@windstorm1000]

this is same life affirming feeling I have listening to lohengrin prelude!

[@gfuup3361]

Hi Mike, same for me, I remember the world slowing down for 5 minutes enough for me to connect with my feelings and emotions - amazing gift this piece of music :)

[@sanjosemike]

When I was in Russia a few months ago, we went to the cemetery where Shostakovich was interred. I had the honor of placing flowers at his grave. When I did, I was thinking of this magical, incredibly moving music. I simply said: "Thank you Dmitri, for giving us this." sanjosemike

[@albertoalves6076]

Simplesmente divino...

[@JuanRodriguez-im6ul]

You should have kept that experience for yourself. By telling it, you bastardized it

[@adrienjf3854]

I would tell the same two words : Thank you for this divine piece of music ....

[@the0n3buc5uc]

@Evan Hodge bruh what

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

I initially had trouble locating his grave as it was covered in snow. I brushed the snow aside and sat at Shostakovich’s gravesite for a few minutes.

[@lLl-fl7rv]

The entrance of the piano was p e r f e c t .

[@malekmestiri9715]

Since the very first note

[@barrystockwell1070]

Absolutely, right to the nanosecond.

[@KevinShea0]

This is my favourite piece of music and any new recording I try lives and dies by that first note.

[@petitemissmint]

1:10 this part always gives me chills, how beautifully the piano starts playing so calmly

[@rosaceous4270]

Same!

[@davejblair]

I'm a fan of almost all genres of music. Not especially Classical music. Not particularly Shostakovich. But that first piano note, perfectly placed, is the best and most precious moment I have ever heard. I don't want to listent too often lest it becomes blaise.

[@ehuntley83]

That first note will just break your heart every time. Something about it! 🥲

[@yinbadiola]

amazing how we are all moved by that part

[@jannah771]

I love that part too !

[@whomakesdabeats]

KZbin comment sections on universally beloved classical pieces are one of the last great bastions of true humanity that can be found on the internet.

[@goldenships_3293]

Yeah I swear, the comment section on classical music videos is so pure

[@giardino1308]

I agree. Yours is a beautiful and shareable affirmation

[@sohailtabarhossain6096]

Agree. So inspiring.

[@Whatismusic123]

Bro it's so pretentious what are you talking about, it's the shithole of the classical pedogogy

[@georgealderson4424]

Maturity is the key to the comments about classical music I think

[@spanoxiii]

it’s currently 4 am and i’m looking at the moon while listening to this piece and drinking some warm drinks, everyone else is sleeping and it just feels so ethereal, it’s really calm and the way the moon is reflecting it’s light across my room. i can’t describe this in words but i truly did need this, clearing my mind off things and just admiring the moment :)

[@rayssamonroy]

It was beautiful to read this.

[@spanoxiii]

@@rayssamonroyeven tho it's been a year but i still do enjoy it as much

[@johannesasfaw]

It's 4am for me too, this is 4am music

[@MrLeigh122]

That has to be among the most beautiful pieces ever written .

[@DylanRomanov]

I thought the same thing I heard it in the background of another video and I was like I HAVE TO FIND THIS!

[@richardnancarrow9218]

I played this piece with an orchestra. During the andante, it is piano and strings only, and as a wind player, I was able to be in the music. I looked into the audience and there was my girlfriend looking back at me and looked at one another with such love and tenderness. We are not together now, but I think of that moment when I hear the piece. I’ve listened many times, and heard many people play it, but this is the best. It is SO romantic! The strings and piano as lovers.

[@davidsimpson9647]

Grandfather the composer,father the conductor and grandson playing his grandfather's music.What a wonderful,wonderful legacy!!

[@TheAscoltati]

I stumbled on this piece by chance about 30 years ago. It's one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful pieces I know.

[@ddr4ig]

The most beautiful interweaving of piano and strings ever written...

[@rmai666]

I just liked a comment from 12 years ago that person might not be even alive now but we both really loved this music I’m grateful to be able to listen to this kind of music in my lifetime

[@jesseburstrom5920]

The strange thing is that this version is conducted by his son...and played by his grandson...talk about heritage...

[@antoinekirmann2564]

And it was actually written to be his son's piano exam

[@curiosity099]

Genetics. Those with high levels of general intelligence (g) tend to be better at music (they have better musical pitch discrimination, for instance).

[@trespasser121]

@@curiosity099 also (complex) pattern recognition.

[@LanaBragateaches]

Great! I wish I were in this family!

[@threeletteragent]

@Barrack Obama Vlogs This is true, but generally, intelligence in offspring corresponds to the intelligence of the parents.

[@Kefir-fw2qf]

This is so beautiful that it almost feel that it does not belong to this world.

[@jschmile]

The entry of the piano sends shivers down your spine...

[@askbrettmanning]

I was thinking/feeling the exact same thing!

[@victoria5974]

Wow, I'm in tears. This is so beautiful ❤️... It's amazing how someone can make you feel pain, love, suffering and peace, all at the same time through his music.

[@jonathanbein5559]

It really captures the complex emotion that you describe.

[@valerieheinderyckx4506]

Merci pour ce moment suspendu...au seuil du rêve...entre ciel et terre. ❤

[@suelamullaj7068]

Ho suonato tante volte e con tante orchestre questo concerto, ed ogni volta che arriva il secondo movimento un brivido mi attraversa tutto il corpo e penso che la musica sia l'unico linguaggio che non ti fa' avere paura che un giorno la vita finirà

[@DaubigneyJacqueline]

Un des plus beaux andantes de toute la musique....

[@ellie.l6585]

In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Imagine being able to create something like this ❤️.

[@mariannagalides9878]

I am in tears...my life is at a turning point. Just need the courage to croos the bridge. This music will is my refuge.

[@leavesofchange]

And did you cross the bridge...?

[@teatro9006]

Get there Marianna GODSPEED

[@alansmith1770]

This piece is so lovely Shostakovich is on of my all time favourite composers

[@rrc391]

I reach out to you across the expanse of time and infinity of space. I feel it , I send you my love.

[@toddwiegand3651]

Marianna, did you get there?

[@bskbrzmn]

I am a 15-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a writer, but is too insecure, shy and perfectionist to realize it. Also I've been playing the piano for 6 years, I love classical music, but especially Russian artists... I've been writing articles while listening to this music almost every day since last year. As you can see, my biggest source of inspiration is this music. I love the lightness of the melody and how the tension spreads as the music progresses but never hinders that free flow. Different ideas and stories run through my head every time I listen to it, I can convey places, people and dialogues much more vividly. It's like I've actually been there. This music means so much to me, I'm less worried about my writing than before. The most creative and clear way to write is to listen. People, nature, birds, music... The most honest and reasonable way to write is to watch. People, nature, birds, music... The most effective and striking way to write is to feel. People, nature, birds, music... I've to tell you that; listening, observing and feeling are a whole. Unless all three are together, writing will become difficult, shallow and ordinary. I am not a writer or a literary critic, but there are flaws that I have noticed and some elements that I have developed over time in my own writing adventure. At least I hope so, because change is inevitable, it doesn't move in one particular direction or back. It is devoid of shape, of limitation; In other words, it is formless and unconscious, it is not the purpose of existence but its necessity. And I know that this necessary change will continue to be a part of my being and drag me from place to place throughout my life. That's why I don't like to convey my ideas with harsh precision; what I write carries sections of my life and reflects my world. I hope one day people enjoy reading what I write and find themselves there and feel less alone... Thank you Shostakovich... This art made me think deeper.

[@rudigerschmitz1997]

You re so Right. I wish you will find all Inspiration for your way. This Peace of music gives an incredibal Inspiration

[@benjamminbrown]

Best performance of this piece that I have ever heard. Really awesome to hear three generations in one piece: Grandfather composer, Father conductor, Son pianist

[@petertee7549]

This piece sends me into a place so magic that I would want never to escape the serenity of it

[@DaubigneyJacqueline]

Quoi de mieux que d’entendre ce magnifique andante jouė par son compositeur? C’est vraiment d’une beauté incroyable, moi ça me met les larmes aux yeux à chaque fois que je l’écoute……❤❤❤❤❤❤!

[@howwouldyoucallme]

Ce n'est pas exactement le compositeur, mais son fils et son petit fils. Néanmoins cela reste très beau qu'une famille partage ensemble un morceau à travers les générations !

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

This piece of music was a favourite of a friend of mine who passed away on the 4th of October. Please say a little prayer for her when you read this message, she could play parts of it on the piano. RIP.

[@michelepanszczyk9081]

Another prayer has been said for your friend. This music is sublime and touches the depths of our souls.

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

@@michelepanszczyk9081 Hi Michele, greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪, thank you so much for your reply. I pray for my friend daily and unfortunately due to this Covid lockdown restrictions I haven't been back to her place of rest but I do light a candle for her most days when passing a church

[@michelepanszczyk9081]

Good morning Richard. How lovely to read your note. Also light candles in churches for loved ones. Was once informed that there is always an angel beside the flame....we can never have too many Angels. I light one each day which brings solace for my soul. Warmest wishes from a very windy Cornwall.

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

@@michelepanszczyk9081 good morning Michele, thank you so much for message from windy Cornwall, that's a lovely sentiment about the angles and candles and as C K Chesterton wrote "angles can fly because they take themselves lightly" 🙏✝️

[@michelepanszczyk9081]

@@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855 Yes Richard, Angels are beautiful creatures, and also mortal ones if we are fortunate enough to meet them. There is so much beauty on this earth & heaven. My mother would always say to me "never feel alone there is always a kiss for you on the moon"....simple & poignant. Off for a walk along the coastline. Greetings from a bitterly cold but beautiful Cornwall.

[@whatreallymatters100]

" ... that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” (Victor Hugo)

[@andrewwalker3312]

Great quote

[@alvarosousa8834]

I agree and subscribe

[@mediolanumhibernicus3353]

Thanks for this. I never heard this quote before.

[@rosaline953]

This is so beautiful it even hurts...

[@justanotherbohemian3827]

I can't listen to this without crying

[@terryclitheroe]

This is one Piano Concerto I never get tired of hearing.

[@josephinebeedell6509]

This evocative piece makes me think of a garden of spring flowers to gather up in my arms and forgive this world for the heartbreak.

[@EASYTIGER10]

"Who wrote that beautiful piece you just played?" "My Granddad" :)

[@Themostamazinguy]

Wait he's your GRANDFATHER?

[@TheEnglishQuail]

+Themostamazinguy this comment would probably be written in Russian in he was haha

[@Themostamazinguy]

TheEnglishQuail Not necessarily

[@EASYTIGER10]

+TheEnglishQuail OK, Кто пишет, что красивый кусок вы просто играли? Мой дед That's probably the worst Russian ever written!

[@jamesphillips5583]

+Themostamazinguy Shostakovich's grandson is playing the piano in this performance, that's what he meant.

[@Jjahiuan]

Ohhh ! My heart is melting ! when i closed my eyes while am listening to this masterpiece i just feel that am walking for the first time in the rainy streets of europe celebrating being a human again for the first time in this dead deserts ! In my homeland i never knew that there is such a pianist like Shostakovich or even bethoven or anyone else ! they never taught us anything about a music ! In my burning middle east i cant listen to anything but the sounds of ignorance and hatred !

[@muirwoods3829]

stay close, my friend..guard your heart

[@toby-claxton]

Thank you

[@BasedBowlCutEnjoyer]

Welcome to the light, my friend.

[@martienbrands8224]

music is the language of the soul. i hope the time comes political meetings will start with listening together to a piece of music

[@osamaraya6735]

صحيح.. ❤

[@Mrsnikkioz]

This is simply sublime.....I cry every time I hear it....the gentle intro on the strings, and then that first note on the piano.....music doesn`t get much better than this....

[@heatherjohnson9463]

I have always adored this moving piece of beautiful music and whenever I hear it on Classic fm I know that my grandma Lily is close by. She died before I became pregnant in 1981 and I have always felt her presence when I feel sad, I heard it on the radio today and sat in tears remembering happier days gone by. She never got to meet my 2 sons but I know she would have been so proud of them as I am and my mother Lorna who died in December 2019. This will be my funeral music one day, a stunning, evocative piece of music.

[@johnij14]

For decades this musical moment for me has instantly cured dark days, and brought all things to a rest full of hope and comfort. This performance does it justice!

[@dneuens]

One would hope since it's the composer playing his own work.

[@andreaemanuele7293]

Dylan Neuens Actually, it's not the composer ... It's the composer's grandson at the piano, and the composer's son is conducting. Anyway, the work was dedicated to the son: so I think this fantastic performance can be considered as a present from the son to the grandson... and to the composer himself, in a certain sense.

[@dneuens]

andrea emanuele Incorrect. This is part of a number of recordings Dmitri Shostakovich did in the 50's of several of his pieces. I own many of them on album myself.

[@andreaemanuele7293]

Dylan Neuens I must say sorry for the last comment I wrote, because I haven't got the album: so I cannot make a real comparison, and I have no proof of what I said... It is just the description of the video which claims that the performers are Maxime Shostakovich and Dmitri Shostakovich Jr., playing in 2008

[@dneuens]

andrea emanuele No worries. :)

[@mylesdesigns]

A beautiful moment: "And although nothing much can be seen through the mist, there is somehow the blissful feeling that one is looking in the right direction."

[@paulwilson1570]

Thank You, For you posting real music. Fantastic. From the Owner Of V. I. P Music,Shelby Paul e. Wilson

[@jeffherman914]

Thank you Marlena Myles ! That is very nice.

[@Zinferbuddy]

Marlena Myles this... with this music, really hit me

[@jamescecil3563]

A poem. Thank you, Marlena.

[@romanchorneyko4777]

Nabokov

[@jannah771]

this is truly the most beautiful piece I’ve ever heard

[@JimNaser]

This was the first classic music piece to consciously listen to, i was almost twelve and since then i fell in love with classical music.

[@doctoromnom]

I always come to this song when I have a heavy day. Just lifts your soul and touches you emotionally.

[@kaixu1026]

It is one of most beautiful songs of Shostakovich. It was composed to celebrate his son's 19-yr-old birthday. Even it is considered to be less valuable by composer himself, I still love the beautiful and peaceful melody.

[@natoskull2]

Kai Xu Songs lmao... you said it yourself, it's a composition...

[@channelfogg6629]

'It is one of most beautiful songs of Shostakovich.' It is indeed beautful but it is not a 'song', which is a piece of music with words that are sung by the human voice. Because Itunes calls every piece of music a 'song' on the assumption that all we ever listen to is stuff from 'the charts', please don't fall into their trap.

[@clairef2576]

I discovered this piece yesterday on a french radio "radio classique". Brought tears to my eyes as they associated it with a poem from Aragon "La rose et le réséda". I highly appreciated that choice and wanted to share it with whom going to see that comment

[@christinamalhotra2054]

Brings back all those memories of childhood, listening with my father, feeling the music more deeply then i’ve ever felt. We choreographed a most beautiful little ballet to this in our living room☺️

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Aw, that sounds so sweet!!

[@davidearle3645]

For me, one of the most elegantly beautiful pieces of music ever created, allowing us to feel so many deep emotions in such a short space of time, and written by someone, in a particular time and place, who could have lost his life for writing such a 'revolutionary' work of art.

[@mariannaavagyan5980]

I am such a lucky person to find this piece of masterpiece

[@xtc130]

The first time i heard this it brought me to tears

[@paulstuart8955]

Ditto

[@mayadevane3157]

Me too... It was this morning...

[@JennyJennyHK]

OMG, I feel the same. One night, I had so much in my head and couldn't fall asleep and heard this song. It just took me to a different world and I found peace again. So moving.... Every note....so beautiful....That's the magic of music. Thank God for creating wonderful musician like him.

[@samantharossiter8808]

I used to listen to this when my mumma was very ill and only an operation would save her, it used to make me feel calm and gave me hope she would be ok x she survived and is still with us thank god but this brings back lots of memories x

[@mastermindwick7356]

Indiscritível beleza. Quando morrer, quero ir para um mundo onde música como esta é tocada todos os dias.

[@familyfun6357]

It is beautiful and always brings tears to my eyes.,.and then the piano comes in…..

[@t1248]

Only 488 thousand have recently had the privilege to discover & enjoy this great piece. Should have bee 488 million

[@AdLineamDesignsGlasgow]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL piece of classical music I've ever heard! So much emotion....

[@winifredtrout1]

ACphil totally

[@astanakazakhstan3220]

listen to the second movements of ravel g major concerto and rachmaninoff concerto no 2

[@AdLineamDesignsGlasgow]

@@astanakazakhstan3220 Will do! Thanks!

[@Emilianbogdan]

Listening to this piece of music gives me so many memories from childhood. My father passed away three months ago, and this piece makes his great life pass before my eyes… miss him so much

[@christianlefebvre3021]

Ce morceau est une pure merveille. Puisse t'il être universel et réunir toutes les civilisations.

[@GRANDDOSE]

I came across this song a few days ago and have been obsessed with it. One of my favorite classical works. Gentle, beautiful, melodic, melancholic. I look forward to listening to much more of Shostakovich.

[@HotDemand]

Try Waltz No 2!

[@GRANDDOSE]

@@HotDemand thanks!

[@peterneal5423]

The torch is still burning, and while it is burning, there is still a chance for all of us to light up tomorrow, a chance for a bright future. - Robert Kennedy

[@yunokirio617]

What a beautiful ... I can't believe I had never heard this before!!!! I put it in my favorite classic music lists!

[@-Ardaigh]

First time I heard this, time stood still and it took my breathe away...such absolute perfection

[@scottrichard5792]

Sounds like your favorite song. Huh?

[@ЛюбовьАнтонова-д8э]

Прекрасная музыка, прекрасное исполнение! Мурашки...

[@Karolina-jw6uh]

This is the most beautiful piece of music I’ve ever heard 💜

[@ilovehifi]

Was für eine große Offenbarung, besonders in emotionaler Hinsicht. Kannte es bis eben nicht; eine Gänsehaut jagt die andere. Was für ein GROSSER Mann. Höchste Bewunderung für Ihn ♥ ♥ ♥

[@vib_di]

I don't have anything to say. I just want want to hear this all my life.

[@fionazerbst5771]

Just wrote Shostakovich into one of my poems. What a giant of a composer! Perhaps my favourite. This Andante is just achingly beautiful - serene, tender and profound.

[@ralphberney7768]

How to speak about this sublimely beautiful and profound melody, captivating, magical in its simplicity, both reflective and aspiring, the very notes, fragile as exquisite, gathering faith and hope, in view of so troubled and dark a past that promised so much,in vain.

[@jadejuls]

Ralph Berney well said ❤

[@Brit267]

you described this piece perfectly. Thank you

[@stevesewall]

aspiring, yes

[@veroniquebiville2467]

Cette musique est absolument magnifique ! J'ai fait de la dance classique étant jeune et elle m'a appris à écouter la musique d'une autre façon... merci du fond du coeur au professeur que j'avais...

[@RameshParmar-ik3vt]

So soothing. You can listen at any time of the day or night, and still not enough.

[@tomtat38]

This is a truly beautiful piece of music played by a gifted composer family.

[@withneyaguilar7282]

Siempre que la escucho tengo un montón de emociones. La amo. Siempre ha estado en mi en los peores momentos haciéndolos más bellos.

[@olliemartinelli4034]

when the theme goes to minor it's just incredible. One of the best pieces of music ever written imo.

[@dubchile]

My most favourite piano piece, it's so beautiful, sensitive and simply pure romance..

[@pidge3193]

Exactly. A sincere fragment of a father's love for his son. One can feel the purity in its simplicity. Not everything has to be complex or innovative, it is first of all meant to create a safe space for both the composer and listener to unleash their thoughts and feelings

[@MicahJ25]

My daughter is a pianist and this is her favourite piano piece

[@philippeboudey9080]

L'émotion est à son comble. On aimerait s’enivrer de cette ineffable musique et dire adieu à la vie pour l'emporter avec l'éternité .

[@claudiomonteverdi3278]

je partage entièrement ce sentiment de plénitude .... merci à vous

[@philippeboudey9080]

@@claudiomonteverdi3278 ! Quel beau nom pour un mélomane ! Seriez-vous parents lointain de Claudio et inspirateur à rebours de sa MESSE ?

[@gerardballon3923]

C’est magnifique, mais arrêtez ce lyrisme sirupeux dans vos réponses

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

'Andante' is such splendour in its simplicity! The delicacy, sensitivity, grace, finesse in Shostakovich -Piano Concerto No. 2 resonates a perfect magical intonation and melodic sound that gives a spark to the soul!

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

SHARED: Klaus Peter Kraa Klaus Peter Kraa Gerade der Andante-Satz ist so melodramatisch, dass er zu folgenden Kommentaren reizt: "When I was a teen, driving alone on a deserted Detroit street in the Winter, many years ago, this was not a good time in my life. I was depressed and lonely. On came this piece on the car radio. I was very knowledgeable about classical music but had never heard it. The tears came and I had to stop the car. It was a defining moment in my life, a gift from a man who never knew what it would mean for me. Years later, when at his grave in Russia, I put a small stone on his grave and thanked him for the gift he gave me."

[@woiiiakoi9669]

When music is this beautiful, it slows the world down whilst you drift off into conscious bliss.

[@tclapson]

Rest in peace my beloved sister 💕. A pre-chosen song to be played at her Celebration of Life. Knowing that your life will end soon, and selecting a song for family and friends to listen to together that symbolises the beauty and the tragic loss of this special person is beyond words. Thank you for this wonderful piece, and my heart goes out to everyone touched by it in one way or another ❤

[@hsmith1932]

What magnificent romantic music - such a pleasure to listen to. So serene, so tuneful, so beautiful. So majestically interpreted by the pianist! Such a delight to experience in a world otherwise gone mad!

[@tonihole3]

WTF?

[@masaleskovac]

Harry.. you wrote this comment 5 yrs ago... look at the world now.. the otherwise gone mad world turned into the sadistic maniac world.. i so need a prayer.. but i forgot how to.. this music brings back hope of innocence.

[@keysNstrings55]

this makes me think of all the things I shouldn't think and feel all the things i shouldn't feel..such beautiful music. I'm so glad people like Shostakovich lived on this earth and shared all this beautiful music that was hiding in their hearts with the rest of us.

[@daniellesossella6970]

Que inspiração!!! Que delicadeza! Essa música é extremamente envolvente e amorosa!

[@allmusicfoodoflove]

The greatest metaphor of all time: abstract sounds: signifying nothing: meaning everything.

[@massimourban]

In tears every time. I always imagine a sky with stars, in a sublime way: it’s beautiful but also infinite, too mysterious for us: the effect it creates in my soul is similar to this music. How perfect and incredible simple in its deep emotions… Of course the exposition and the entry of the piano are mind-blowing, but I’ve to point that I love in particular also the piano main theme in minor tone at 3:59 and of course the end in C minor, it leaves me every time speechless…

[@nigellacey559]

Probably the most moving piece of music ever written.

[@wpax2k]

What a rare moment in music . Bravo for finding this most beautiful work.

[@AdrianMore]

Truly and profoundly provocative in the deepest sense. I marvel at the simplicity and yet the twists and turns almost elevate one from this plane of existence to "the ether". Unencumbered and a true panacea. Thank you Mr. Shostakovich.

[@garyblais8602]

If it is possible to say this is a moment of incredible beauty and music. Just the First lift from minor to major lift tells it all.The rest is is just sublime. Bravo to who ever plays the piano and the conductor. Interpretation!

[@alejandrogaviria7914]

The piano performer is Shostakovich grandson. And the conductor is Shostakovich son

[@HughGoggin]

So unbelievably sad and tender. Written for his son I believe after he lost him.

[@anne-lisebarillecschleich948]

Merci pour ce moment de magie que j'écoute souvent depuis que je l'ai découvert!

[@TheZ883]

Hauntingly beautiful. First time hearing this piece while watching Bridge of Spies. Great movie.

[@pureaKero]

Simply sublime! Such poignancy, simplicity and grace! I'm working on this piece presently! It is a great concerto both to listen to and to play! I love Shostakovich!!!

[@johntranter9252]

played this at my partners funeral god bless celia

[@wendyseana]

And so will I John, (see above). I expect to link up with him again somewhere down the karma dharma trail. Next time we will know much better how to make our union sing sweetly at least most of the time. May the Kosmos bless us and keep us the remaining peeps.

[@jenniedown5861]

Sorry for your loss. Its a beautiful tribute.

[@chabenicht7355]

I can't believe that I don't remember ever hearing this piece in 70 years of listening to a LOT of classical music. Such a beautiful haunting melody. It will now reside on the top end of my music list. Thank you.

[@ezekielwillerson9204]

This is my perennial go-to piece. It was one of the first pieces I ever heard in concert as a teenager, and I have never gotten over the heartwrenching beauty of it.

[@jujuonthemoon]

You can die and go right to heaven while listening .. Piano is unreal feel as one with the nature,sky,heart,stars

[@leoliatris]

Transcending words, thoughts, emotions, memories, shadows, flowers, clouds and heart bursts. Only music can enter the ear and speak to the heart in a subtle, pure caress and sublimely touch us the way it does.

[@gavinwilshaw2312]

First this sublime movement & then your sensitive, poetic comment - auditory & verbal perfection.

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

If you don't like classical music then you have to listen to the 'Andante of Sjostakovitsj second piano concerto'.I am not in a hurry to die, but this andante will be played when the time comes!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Marvellous!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Sjostakovitsj was one of the composers who stayed in Russia. That was very couragias because Stalin could have killed him if his music was too artisic. Stalin wanted music for the common people like for instance The second Walz! But his 7th syphonie he wrote when the Germans were nearing Stalingrad...and he gave in the ruins a concert of the 7th!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thanks General2528342

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thanks Lorena Silva

[@gorankatic40000bc]

Stalin killed his friends and patrons. We would never know how painful that was for Shostakovich.

[@Temnoe_plamja]

Эта мелодия по своему совершенству может посоперничать с морской волной или с вечерним лучем солнца, пробивающимся сквозь низкие облака.