24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Tatiana Nikolayeva

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 is a set of 24 preludes and fugues for solo piano by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1950–51. Modelled on Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, the cycle traverses all 24 major and minor keys and fuses Baroque contrapuntal forms with Shostakovich's mid-20th-century harmonic language, ranging from dense counterpoint and chromaticism to concise, motif-driven textures that illustrate his engagement with Soviet-era musical discourse.
First released: 1st March 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude in C major, Op. 87 No. 1
    2:40
  2. 2.
    Prelude in B major, Op. 87 No. 11
    1:24
  3. 3.
    Prelude in F minor, Op. 87 No. 18
    3:11
  4. 4.
    Fugue in B major, Op. 87 No. 11
    2:39
  5. 5.
    Fugue in C major, Op. 87 No. 1
    2:36
  6. 6.
    Fugue in F minor, Op. 87 No. 18
    2:53
  7. 7.
    Prelude in A minor, Op. 87 No. 2
    0:56
  8. 8.
    Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 87 No. 19
    2:27
  9. 9.
    Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 12
    5:14
  10. 10.
    Fugue in G-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 12
    3:57
  11. 11.
    Fugue in E-flat major, Op. 87 No. 19
    2:26
  12. 12.
    Fugue in A minor, Op. 87 No. 2
    1:28
  13. 13.
    Prelude in G major, Op. 87 No. 3
    1:57
  14. 14.
    Prelude in C minor, Op. 87 No. 20
    3:54
  15. 15.
    Prelude in F-sharp major, Op. 87 No. 13
    2:31
  16. 16.
    Fugue in G major, Op. 87 No. 3
    2:16
  17. 17.
    Fugue in C minor, Op. 87 No. 20
    6:26
  18. 18.
    Fugue in F-sharp major, Op. 87 No. 13
    7:42
  19. 19.
    Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 87 No. 14
    4:47
  20. 20.
    Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 87 No. 21
    1:32
  21. 21.
    Prelude in E minor, Op. 87 No. 4
    3:13
  22. 22.
    Fugue in B-flat major, Op. 87 No. 21
    3:07
  23. 23.
    Fugue in E minor, Op. 87 No. 4
    5:48
  24. 24.
    Fugue in E-flat minor, Op. 87 No. 14
    2:38
  25. 25.
    Prelude in D major, Op. 87 No. 5
    1:44
  26. 26.
    Prelude in G minor, Op. 87 No. 22
    3:16
  27. 27.
    Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 87 No. 15
    3:14
  28. 28.
    Fugue in D major, Op. 87 No. 5
    2:02
  29. 29.
    Fugue in G minor, Op. 87 No. 22
    5:04
  30. 30.
    Fugue in D-flat major, Op. 87 No. 15
    2:07
  31. 31.
    Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 87 No. 16
    3:19
  32. 32.
    Prelude in F major, Op. 87 No. 23
    3:43
  33. 33.
    Prelude in B minor, Op. 87 No. 6
    2:22
  34. 34.
    Fugue in F major, Op. 87 No. 23
    3:13
  35. 35.
    Fugue in B-flat minor, Op. 87 No. 16
    9:29
  36. 36.
    Fugue in B minor, Op. 87 No. 6
    7:00
  37. 37.
    Prelude in D minor, Op. 87 No. 24
    3:54
  38. 38.
    Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 87 No. 17
    1:46
  39. 39.
    Prelude in A major, Op. 87 No. 7
    1:20
  40. 40.
    Fugue in A-flat major, Op. 87 No. 17
    4:03
  41. 41.
    Fugue in A major, Op. 87 No. 7
    2:17
  42. 42.
    Fugue in D minor, Op. 87 No. 24
    8:21
  43. 43.
    Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 8
    1:17
  44. 44.
    Fugue in F-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 8
    7:29
  45. 45.
    Prelude in E major, Op. 87 No. 9
    2:33
  46. 46.
    Fugue in E major, Op. 87 No. 9
    1:45
  47. 47.
    Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 10
    1:47
  48. 48.
    Fugue in C-sharp minor, Op. 87 No. 10
    5:00

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