Shostakovich Preludes

Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues for Piano. Op.87 Nos.1-10 - Tatiana Nikolaeva (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00073 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 10 Tracks | TT 59:26 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 180 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Instrumental / Piano

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The cycle is an extremely profound work of great mastery. These are 24 masterpieces, each with a world of its own. They must and can be compared to Bach's cycle. It is a new world in polyphony. Tatiana Nikolaeva USSR People's Artist, graduated with honours from two departments of the Moscow Conservatoire: piano and composition. For over 30 years Tatiana Nikolaeva has been playing Shostakovich's cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues", especially actively during the last years. The full cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues" by D. Shostakovich performed by T. Nikolaeva is recorded on three CDs.

Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues for Piano. Op.87 Nos.17-24 - Tatiana Nikolaeva (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00075 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 8 Tracks | TT 61:04 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 186 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Instrumental / Piano

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The cycle is an extremely profound work of great mastery. These are 24 masterpieces, each with a world of its own. They must and can be compared to Bach's cycle. It is a new world in polyphony. Tatiana Nikolaeva USSR People's Artist, graduated with honours from two departments of the Moscow Conservatoire: piano and composition. For over 30 years Tatiana Nikolaeva has been playing Shostakovich's cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues", especially actively during the last years. The full cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues" by D. Shostakovich performed by T. Nikolaeva is recorded on three CDs.

Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues for Piano. Op.87 Nos.11-16 - Tatiana Nikolaeva (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00074 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | 6 Tracks | TT 46:45 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 136 MB + 3% Recovery | FSonic/FServe
Classical / Instrumental / Piano

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich. The cycle is an extremely profound work of great mastery. These are 24 masterpieces, each with a world of its own. They must and can be compared to Bach's cycle. It is a new world in polyphony. Tatiana Nikolaeva USSR People's Artist, graduated with honours from two departments of the Moscow Conservatoire: piano and composition. For over 30 years Tatiana Nikolaeva has been playing Shostakovich's cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues", especially actively during the last years. The full cycle "24 Preludes and Fugues" by D. Shostakovich performed by T. Nikolaeva is recorded on three CDs.

Third release on Ondine by the Austrian star violinist Benjamin Schmid contains fresh arrangements of well-known piano pieces by Shostakovich and Prokofiev for violin and piano. Also included is a suite transcribed from Kurt Weill's iconic ‘The Threepenny Opera'. All the three original works by the composers were written during the 1910s and 1920s.[/quote

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Keith Jarrett, known primarily as a jazz pianist, has exhibited a great deal of courage with his recording of classical "standards" such as this one.

Third release on Ondine by the Austrian star violinist Benjamin Schmid contains fresh arrangements of well-known piano pieces by Shostakovich and Prokofiev for violin and piano. Also included is a suite transcribed from Kurt Weill's iconic ‘The Threepenny Opera'. All the three original works by the composers were written during the 1910s and 1920s.