24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Tatiana Nikolayeva

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 is a set of piano compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1950–51. The cycle draws on Baroque contrapuntal forms and the tonal organisation of all major and minor keys to combine strict counterpoint with mid-20th-century harmonic language, and it represents Shostakovich's engagement with classical forms during his post-Stalin creative phase.
First released: 2008

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 1 in C major
    4:59
  2. 2.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 2 in A minor
    2:28
  3. 3.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 3 in G major
    4:17
  4. 4.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 4 in E major
    8:30
  5. 5.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 5 in D major
    3:50
  6. 6.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 6 in B minor
    8:31
  7. 7.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 7 in A major
    3:44
  8. 8.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 8 in F-sharp minor
    8:07
  9. 9.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 9 in E major
    4:14
  10. 10.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 10 in C-sharp minor
    6:52
  11. 11.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 11 in B major
    4:08
  12. 12.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 12 in G-sharp minor
    8:46
  13. 13.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 13 in F-sharp major
    8:06
  14. 14.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 14 in E-flat minor
    6:39
  15. 15.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 15 in D-flat major
    5:24
  16. 16.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 16 in B-flat minor
    11:02
  17. 17.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 17 in A-flat major
    6:06
  18. 18.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 18 in F minor
    5:19
  19. 19.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 19 in E-flat major
    5:04
  20. 20.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 20 in C minor
    8:50
  21. 21.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 21 in B-flat major
    4:38
  22. 22.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 22 in G minor
    7:31
  23. 23.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 23 in F major
    6:17
  24. 24.
    24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: No. 24 in D minor
    11:54
  25. 25.
    Tatiana Nikolayeva plays Dmitri Shostakovich: Documentary
    13:40

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