Shostakovich / Sviatoslav Richter - Preludes And Fugues flac album

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Chopin: Etudes and Polonaise. 87, intended as a modern-day counterpart to Bach's The Well Tempered Piano, in 1951. The Preludes and Fugues are the composer's - and in this recording also the interpreter'pos - creative celebration of the inexhaustible source of primary invention. We should point out that the presented recording of a selection from the cycle originated only five years after Shostakovich had finished the work. 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87 - selection.

Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Russian: Святосла́в Теофи́лович Ри́хтер, tr. Sviatosláv Teofílovich Ríkhter, IPA: ; March 20 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist of Russian-German origin, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He is known for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire.

24 Preludes and Fugues (Shostakovich). 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich is a set of 24 preludes and fugues 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. The complete work takes about two and a half hours to play

For those not already familiar with the performances, the Scriabin and Prokofiev performances here are among Richter 's best in the repertoire. For Scriabin, he picks one very early, very Chopin -esque piece - the Fantaisie, Op. 28 - and four very late, very decadent pieces - the Poème-nocturne, Op.

Shostakovich, Dmitri. shostakovich preludes and fugues no 15 p. Sheet music (PDF). Original: Shostakovich, Dmitri. Shostakovich - 24 preludes and fugues. Translation: Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87. Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues, O. 4. Translation: Shostakovich - 23 b Fugue in F (3 v). Original: Shostakovich Dimitri (1906 - 1975) RUSSIA. Translation: Shostakovich - 21 a Prelude in Bb.

Album: Sviatoslav Richter Live in Kiev Vol. 9 & 10. Release year: 2002. 87) Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, 2006 08:27. Artist: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович Святослав Рихтер.