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Prokofiev, Sergei / Dmitri Shostakovich: Works For 2 Pianists Under Soviet Rule (Hat [now] ART)

Two works for piano composed under Stalinist rule by Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev, recorded in 2009 by pianists Ufuk & Bahar Dorduncu.
 

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UPC: 752156017721

Label: Hat [now] ART
Catalog ID: Hat[now]ART177
Squidco Product Code: 12273

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Switzerland
Packaging: Cardstock Gatefold Sleeve 3 panels
Recorded June 26 to 28th, 2009 at RSR Studio Ansermet, Geneva by Peter Pfister assisted by Fanny Pfister.
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