I was listening to a recent Sony reissue of Emil Gilel's recordings. Many of these large reissues are fantastic bargains but they have omitted any kind of notes about the music. In most cases I can live with this, as I have other recordings of the most of these items and can read those notes if I wish, but this reissue features a work that I know nothing about: Shostakovich Piano Sonata #2, Op. 61.
It is an interesting piece, written during WWII, but the Wikipedia entry on it is two sentences long and I would like to know more about it.The other Google entries are plugging various recordings. I have read two biographies of the composer but have not retained them and I don't remember ever reading about this work.
I am also transferring a lot of my collection to a hard drive to save shelf space, and will have to part with the liner notes. Since most of the music of the music that I am putting on the HD is off the beaten track, I would like a good online reference to consult when I listen to these in the future.
I will ante up for a source such as Grove if need be, but of course free is always better. Any suggestions?
It is an interesting piece, written during WWII, but the Wikipedia entry on it is two sentences long and I would like to know more about it.The other Google entries are plugging various recordings. I have read two biographies of the composer but have not retained them and I don't remember ever reading about this work.
I am also transferring a lot of my collection to a hard drive to save shelf space, and will have to part with the liner notes. Since most of the music of the music that I am putting on the HD is off the beaten track, I would like a good online reference to consult when I listen to these in the future.
I will ante up for a source such as Grove if need be, but of course free is always better. Any suggestions?
That's an excellent article, mercs - far better than any LP cover/CD booklet I've evr encountered. Many thanks 
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