I. Andante – Moderato – Poco più mosso

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, one of the great chamber works of the 20th century. This extraordinarily painful work was born out of the appalling sufferings of his fellow-countrymen, but also reflects the loss of his closest friend, the writer Ivan Sollertinsky, who died unexpectedly while Shostakovich was working on the trio.
BBC Music Magazine: Chamber Choice of the Month.