DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Complete Preludes & Fugues
Alexander Melnikov
2h19
Digital
HMC972019.20
Apple Music
These twenty-four preludes and fugues have become so closely associated with the personality and playing style of their ‘official interpreter’ (Tatiana Nikolaeva) that history has ended up deciding that ‘that’s the way to perform them’ without looking any more deeply into the matter. Yet this op.87 is brimming with fascinating answers for anyone who takes the trouble to ask the right questions; and it is not the least merit of Alexander Melnikov to have approached the work from first principles and come up with his own, eminently musical solutions!
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH [1906-1975] Preludes & Fugues, op.87 · Prelude no.1 in C major. Moderato (3'01) · Fugue no.1 in C major. Moderato (4-voice) (3'15) · Prelude no.2 in A minor. Allegro (0'55) · Fugue no.2 in A minor. Allegretto (3-voice) (1'24) · Prelude no.3 in G major. Moderato non troppo (1'56) · Fugue no.3 in G major. Allegro molto (3-voice) (1'42) · Prelude no.4 in E minor. Andante (2'49) · Fugue no.4 in E minor. Adagio (4-voice double fugue) (5'00) · Prelude no.5 in D major. Allegretto (1'39) · Fugue no.5 in D major. Allegretto (3-voice) (1'51) · Prelude no.6 in B minor. Allegretto (1'36) · Fugue no.6 in B minor. Moderato (4-voice) (5'22) · Prelude no.7 in A major. Allegro poco moderato (1'07) · Fugue no.7 in A major. Allegretto (3-voice) (2'26) · Prelude no.8 in F sharp minor. Allegretto (1'22) · Fugue no.8 in F sharp minor. Andante (3-voice) (8'43) · Prelude no.9 in E major. Moderato non troppo (2'36) · Fugue no.9 in E major. Allegro (2-voice) (1'39) · Prelude no.10 in C sharp minor. Allegro (1'57) · Fugue no.10 in C sharp minor. Moderato (4-voice) (5'20) · Prelude no.11 in B major. Allegro (1'19) · Fugue no.11 in B major. Allegro (3-voice) (2'09) · Prelude no.12 in G sharp minor. Andante (4'17) · Fugue no.12 in G sharp minor. Allegro (4-voice) (4'20) · Prelude no.13 in F sharp major. Moderato con moto (2'27) · Fugue no.13 in F sharp major. Adagio (5-voice) (4'44)
Preludes & Fugues, op.87 · Prelude no.14 in E flat minor. Adagio (4'45) · Fugue no.14 in E flat minor. Allegro non troppo (3-voice) (2'55) · Prelude no.15 in D flat major. Allegretto (2'53) · Fugue no.15 in D flat major. Allegro molto (4-voice) (1'42) · Prelude no.16 in B flat minor. Andante (2'42) · Fugue no.16 in B flat minor. Adagio (3-voice) (7'30) · Prelude no.17 in A flat major. Allegretto (1'51) · Fugue no.17 in A flat major. Allegretto (4-voice) (3'28) · Prelude no.18 in F minor. Moderato (2'15) · Fugue no.18 in F minor. Moderato con moto (4-voice) (4'00) · Prelude no.19 in E flat major. Allegretto (1'50) · Fugue no.19 in E flat major. Moderato con moto (3-voice) (2'47) · Prelude no.20 in C minor. Adagio (3'58) · Fugue no.20 in C minor. Moderato (4-voice) (4'50) · Prelude no.21 in B flat major. Allegro (1'09) · Fugue no.21 in B flat major. Allegro non troppo (3-voice) (2'50) · Prelude no.22 in G minor. Moderato non troppo (2'17) · Fugue no.22 in G minor. Moderato (4-voice) (4'01) · Prelude no.23 in F major. Adagio (3'05) · Fugue no.23 in F major. Moderato con moto (3-voice) (3'16) · Prelude no.24 in D minor. Andante (4'03) · Fugue no.24 in D minor. Moderato (4-voice double fugue) (7'45)
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