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Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues - Alexander Melnikov (piano) / + Interview with Alexander Melnikov and Andreas Staier / Harmonia Mundi 2x Audio CD + CD/DVD 2010 / HMC 902019.20
UPC 794881942626
The 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich are a set of 24 musical pieces for solo piano, one in each of the major and minor keys of the chromatic scale. The cycle was composed in 1950 and 1951 while Shostakovich was in Moscow, and premiered by pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva in Leningrad in December 1952; it was published the same year. A complete performance takes approximately 2 hours and 32 minutes. It is one of several examples of music written in all major and/or minor keys.
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi – HMC 902019.20 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album + CD/DVD
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
May 1, 2010 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| 1-01 | Prelude No 1 In C Major. Moderato | 3:01 | |
| 1-02 | Fugue No 1 In C Major. Moderato (4-Voice) | 3:15 | |
| 1-03 | Prelude No 2 In A Minor. Allegro | 0:55 | |
| 1-04 | Fugue No 2 In A Minor. Allegretto (3-Voice) | 1:24 | |
| 1-05 | Prelude No 3 In G Major. Moderato No Troppo | 1:56 | |
| 1-06 | Fugue No 3 In G Major. Allegro Molto (3-Voice) | 1:42 | |
| 1-07 | Prelude No 4 In E Minor. Andante | 2:49 | |
| 1-08 | Fugue No 4 In E Minor. Adagio (4-Voice Double Fugue) | 5:00 | |
| 1-09 | Prelude No 5 In D Major. Allegretto | 1:39 | |
| 1-10 | Fugue No 5 In D Major. Allegretto (3-Voice) | 1:51 | |
| 1-11 | Prelude No 6 In B Minor. Allegretto | 1:36 | |
| 1-12 | Fugue No 6 In B Minor. Moderato (4-Voice) | 5:22 | |
| 1-13 | Prelude No 7 In A Major. Allegro Poco Moderato | 1:07 | |
| 1-14 | Fugue No 7 In A Major. Allegretto (3-Voice) | 2:26 | |
| 1-15 | Prelude No 8 In F Sharp Minor. Allegretto | 1:22 | |
| 1-16 | Fugue No 8 In F Sharp Minor. Andante (3-Voice) | 8:43 | |
| 1-17 | Prelude No 9 In E Major. Moderato Non Troppo | 2:36 | |
| 1-18 | Fugue No 9 In E Major. Allegro (2-Voice) | 1:39 | |
| 1-19 | Prelude No 10 In C Sharp Minor. Allegro | 1:57 | |
| 1-20 | Fugue No 10 In C Sharp Minor. Moderato (4-Voice) | 5:20 | |
| 1-21 | Prelude No 11 In B Major. Allegro | 1:19 | |
| 1-22 | Fugue No 11 In B Major. Allegro (3-Voice) | 2:09 | |
| 1-23 | Prelude No 12 In G Sharp Minor. Andante | 4:17 | |
| 1-24 | Fugue No 12 In G Sharp Minor. Allegro (4-Voice) | 4:20 | |
| 2-01 | Prelude No 13 In F Sharp Major. Moderato Con Moto | 2:27 | |
| 2-02 | Fugue No 13 In F Sharp Major. Adagio (5-Voice) | 4:44 | |
| 2-03 | Prelude No 14 In E Flat Minor. Adagio | 4:45 | |
| 2-04 | Fugue No 14 In E Flat Minor. Allegro Non Troppo (3-Voice) | 2:55 | |
| 2-05 | Prelude No 15 In D Flat Major. Allegretto | 2:53 | |
| 2-06 | Fugue No 15 In D Flat Major. Allegro Molto (4-Voice) | 1:42 | |
| 2-07 | Prelude No 16 In B Flat Minor. Andante | 2:42 | |
| 2-08 | Fugue No 16 In B Flat Minor. Adagio (3-Voice) | 7:30 | |
| 2-09 | Prelude No 17 In A Flat Major. Allegretto | 1:51 | |
| 2-10 | Fugue No 17 In A Flat Major. Allegretto (4-Voice) | 3:28 | |
| 2-11 | Prelude No 18 In F Minor. Moderato | 2:15 | |
| 2-12 | Fugue No 18 In F Minor. Moderato Con Moto (4-Voice) | 4:00 | |
| 2-13 | Prelude No 19 In E Flat Major. Allegretto | 1:50 | |
| 2-14 | Fugue No 19 In E Flat Major. Moderato Con Moto (3-Voice) | 2:47 | |
| 2-15 | Prelude No 20 In C Minor. Adagio | 3:58 | |
| 2-16 | Fugue No 20 In C Minor. Moderato (4-Voice) | 4:50 | |
| 2-17 | Prelude No 21 In B Flat Major. Allegro | 1:09 | |
| 2-18 | Fugue No 21 In B Flat Major. Allegro Non Troppo (3-Voice) | 2:50 | |
| 2-19 | Prelude No 22 In G Minor. Moderato Non Troppo | 2:17 | |
| 2-20 | Fugue No 22 In G Minor. Moderato (4-Voice) | 4:01 | |
| 2-21 | Prelude No 23 In F Major. Adagio | 3:05 | |
| 2-22 | Fugue No 23 In F Major. Moderato Con Moto (3-Voice) | 3:16 | |
| 3-01 | Prelude No 24 In D Minor. Andante | 4:03 | |
| 3-02 | Fugue No 24 In D Minor. Moderato (4-Voice Double Fugue) | 7:45 | |
| DVD | Interview: Alexander Melnikov |
| 23:14 |
- Composed By – Dmitry Shostakovich (tracks: 1-01 to 3-02)
- Edited By – Philipp Knop (tracks: 1-01 to 3-02)
- Engineer – Ansgar Wempe (tracks: 1-01 to 3-02), Julian Schwenkner (tracks: 1-01 to 3-02)
- Liner Notes – Alexander Melnikov
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Geneviève Bégou
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Heidi Fritz
- Photography By – Marco Borggreve
- Piano – Alexander Melnikov (tracks: 1-01 to 3-02)
- Producer – Martin Sauer
