The Preludes & Fugues

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Sofia Sacco

The 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 is a piano cycle by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1950–51. The set adapts the baroque prelude-and-fugue form into a mid-20th-century idiom, employing dense counterpoint, modern harmonic language and stark contrasts of mood that reflect Shostakovich's engagement with Bach and his place in Soviet musical life.
First released: 4th July 2025

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 1a, Prelude in C major
    2:54
  2. 2.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 14a, Prelude in E-flat minor
    4:32
  3. 3.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 1b, Fugue in C major
    3:21
  4. 4.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 14b, Fugue in E-flat minor
    2:27
  5. 5.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 2a, Prelude in A minor
    0:53
  6. 6.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 15a, Prelude in D-flat major
    3:06
  7. 7.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 15b, Fugue in D-flat major
    1:47
  8. 8.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 2b, Fugue in A minor
    1:23
  9. 9.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 16a, Prelude in B-flat minor
    2:41
  10. 10.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 3a, Prelude in G major
    1:53
  11. 11.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 3b, Fugue in G major
    1:50
  12. 12.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 16b, Fugue in B-flat minor
    7:15
  13. 13.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 4a, Prelude in E minor
    2:55
  14. 14.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 17a, Prelude in A-flat major
    1:55
  15. 15.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 17b, Fugue in A-flat major
    3:42
  16. 16.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 4b, Fugue in E minor
    4:54
  17. 17.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 5a, Prelude in D major
    1:57
  18. 18.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 18a, Prelude in F minor
    2:16
  19. 19.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 18b, Fugue in F minor
    3:20
  20. 20.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 5b, Fugue in D major
    1:42
  21. 21.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 6a, Prelude in B minor
    1:43
  22. 22.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 19a, Prelude in E-flat major
    2:03
  23. 23.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 19b, Fugue in E-flat major
    2:30
  24. 24.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 6b, Fugue in B minor
    4:00
  25. 25.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 20a, Prelude in C minor
    3:46
  26. 26.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 7a, Prelude in A major
    1:22
  27. 27.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 20b, Fugue in C minor
    4:53
  28. 28.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 7b, Fugue in A major
    2:29
  29. 29.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 21a, Prelude in B-flat major
    1:20
  30. 30.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 8a, Prelude in F-sharp minor
    1:16
  31. 31.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 21b, Fugue in B-flat major
    2:57
  32. 32.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 8b, Fugue in F-sharp minor
    6:59
  33. 33.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 22a, Prelude in G minor
    2:01
  34. 34.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 9a, Prelude in E major
    2:59
  35. 35.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 22b, Fugue in G minor
    3:45
  36. 36.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 9b, Fugue in E major
    1:32
  37. 37.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 23a, Prelude in F major
    2:51
  38. 38.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 10a, Prelude in C-sharp minor
    2:08
  39. 39.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 10b, Fugue in C-sharp minor
    5:07
  40. 40.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 23b, Fugue in F major
    3:11
  41. 41.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 11a, Prelude in B major
    1:24
  42. 42.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 24a, Prelude in D minor
    3:38
  43. 43.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 24b, Fugue in D minor
    7:16
  44. 44.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 11b, Fugue in B major
    2:07
  45. 45.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 12a, Prelude in G-sharp minor
    3:46
  46. 46.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 12b, Fugue in G-sharp minor
    4:00
  47. 47.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 13a, Prelude in F-sharp major
    2:36
  48. 48.
    24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87: No. 13b, Fugue in F-sharp major
    4:20