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The new album On DSCH by Igor Levit is a 3CD discographic tour de force by “one of the essential artists of our time” (The New York Times). The letters DSCH spell out Shostakovich’s musical monogram using their German note names: D-Es-C-H = D-E?-C- B. Levit himself describes the 24 Preludes and Fugues as “a kind of musical diary”: “There is something utterly unique”, he says, “about this combination of warmth, immediacy and pure loneliness. For me, it is a ritual of self-exploration and self-discovery that deals with the most intimate questions.” The 3-disc set is presented in deluxe paper packaging and includes a limited edition printed insert of the “cryptogram” that Shostakovich used as his musical signature.