Favorite Shostakovich piano pieces?

[scherzo123]

 

[j_menz]

I've always had a soft spot for the 1st Piano Concerto, though I nearly broke a finger playing through it once.

And of course the P&Fs.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I nearly broke a finger playing through it once.

Lol you're so badass for that. 

Some guy:  You play the piano?!  How good are you?!

J Menz:  Eh, I'm OKAY, I almost broke a finger playing some Shostakovich though.   

[j_menz]

Lol you're so badass for that. 

Some guy:  You play the piano?!  How good are you?!

J Menz:  Eh, I'm OKAY, I almost broke a finger playing some Shostakovich though.   

Haha, it wasn't my fault!

The piano I was playing on was built by someone who apparently thought the whole 88 key thing was optional. Shostakovich wrote that top C (FFF octave passage), I went for it (and since I was reading, I wasn't watching my hands) and instead of a nice soft piano key, I got the rather solid bit of wood at the end. OUCH!

[davidjosepha]

My pinky hurts just thinking about that.