Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87 (2 DISCS Download)

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Dmitri Shostakovich

24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

Hannes Minnaar

Challenge Classics / HQ|NORTHSTAR

Catalogue CC72907

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After Bach's Goldberg Variations, which won him worldwide honours (including a Diapason d'Or), Hannes Minnaar challenges and confronts what has become a 'classic' of the 20th century repertoire: Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, composed in 1951. Here again, the qualities of his pianism, for which he is recognised as one of the leading musicians of our time, come under the spotlight: the diversity of touch and the suppleness between tension and tranquillity to characterise every Prelude and Fugue, the precision of tone, the lack of any affectation, a natural finesse in phrasing and articulation, and a familiarity with the score going hand in hand with a freshness that conjures a sense of improvisation. Here we encounter a new landmark in the crowded field of interpretations of this wonderful music.

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DISC I

• 1 No. 1 Prelude in C Major

• 2 No. 1 Fugue in C Major

• 3 No. 2 Prelude in A Minor

• 4 No. 2 Fugue in A Minor

• 5 No. 3 Prelude in G Major

• 6 No. 3 Fugue in G Major

• 7 No. 4 Prelude in E Minor

• 8 No. 4 Fugue in E Minor

• 9 No. 5 Prelude in D Major

• 10 No. 5 Fugue in D Major

• 11 No. 6 Prelude in B Minor

• 12 No. 6 Fugue in B Minor

• 13 No. 7 Prelude in A Major

• 14 No. 7 Fugue in A Major

• 15 No. 8 Prelude in F sharp Minor

• 16 No. 8 Fugue in F sharp Minor

• 17 No. 9 Prelude in E Major

• 18 No. 9 Fugue in E Major

• 19 No. 10 Prelude in C sharp Minor

• 20 No. 10 Fugue in C sharp Minor

• 21 No. 11 Prelude in B Major

• 22 No. 11 Fugue in B Major

• 23 No. 12 Prelude in G sharp Minor

• 24 No. 12 Fugue in G sharp Minor

• 25 No. 13 Prelude in F sharp Major

• 26 No. 13 Fugue in F sharp Major

DISC II

• 1 No. 14 Prelude in E flat Minor

• 2 No. 14 Fugue in E flat Minor

• 3 No. 15 Prelude in D flat Major

• 4 No. 15 Fugue in D flat Major

• 5 No. 16 Prelude in B flat Minor

• 6 No. 16 Fugue in B flat Minor

• 7 No. 17 Prelude in A flat Major

• 8 No. 17 Fugue in A flat Major

• 9 No. 18 Prelude in F Minor

• 10 No. 18 Fugue in F Minor

• 11 No. 19 Prelude in E flat Major

• 12 No. 19 Fugue in E flat Major

• 13 No. 20 Prelude in C Minor

• 14 No. 20 Fugue in C Minor

• 15 No. 21 Prelude in B flat Major

• 16 No. 21 Fugue in B flat Major

• 17 No. 22 Prelude in G Minor

• 18 No. 22 Fugue in G Minor

• 19 No. 23 Prelude in F Major

• 20 No. 23 Fugue in F Major

• 21 No. 24 Prelude in D Minor

• 22 No. 24 Fugue in D Minor

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