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Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
  • Audio CD (1 Nov 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B000050XA2
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 1 in C major: Moderato 2:51£0.69
Listen  2. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 1 in C major: Moderato 4:01£0.69
Listen  3. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A minor: Allegro0:51£0.69
Listen  4. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 2 in A minor: Allegretto 1:33£0.69
Listen  5. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 3 in G major: Moderato non troppo 1:51£0.69
Listen  6. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 3 in G major: Allegro molto 1:56£0.69
Listen  7. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E minor: Andante 1:57£0.69
Listen  8. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 4 in E minor: Adagio 5:34£0.69
Listen  9. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 5 in D major: Allegretto 1:43£0.69
Listen10. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 5 in D major: Allegretto 2:00£0.69
Listen11. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 6 in B minor: Allegretto 1:42£0.69
Listen12. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 6 in B minor: Allegro poco moderato 3:59£0.69
Listen13. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 7 in A major: Allegro poco moderato 1:23£0.69
Listen14. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 7 in A major: Allegretto 2:47£0.69
Listen15. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 8 in F sharp minor: Allegretto 1:17£0.69
Listen16. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 8 in F sharp minor: Andante 7:10£0.69
Listen17. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 9 in E major: Moderato non troppo 2:36£0.69
Listen18. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 9 in E major: Allegro 1:35£0.69
Listen19. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 10 in C sharp minor: Allegro 1:52£0.69
Listen20. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 10 in C sharp minor: Moderato 5:42£0.69
Listen21. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 11 in B major: Allegro 1:21£0.69
Listen22. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 11 in B major: Allegro 2:10£0.69
Listen23. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor: Andante 3:12£0.69
Listen24. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 12 in G sharp minor: Allegro 3:30£0.69


Disc 2:

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 13 in F sharp major: Moderato con moto 1:59£0.69
Listen  2. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 13 in F sharp major: Adagio 4:55£0.69
Listen  3. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 14 in E flat minor: Adagio 3:33£0.69
Listen  4. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 14 in E flat minor: Allegro non troppo 2:17£0.69
Listen  5. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 15 in D flat major: Moderato non troppo 3:03£0.69
Listen  6. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 15 in D flat major: Allegretto 1:54£0.69
Listen  7. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 16 in B flat minor: Allegro molto 2:36£0.69
Listen  8. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 16 in B flat major: Andante 6:46£0.69
Listen  9. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 17 in A flat major: Allegretto 1:57£0.69
Listen10. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 17 in A flat major: Allegretto 3:50£0.69
Listen11. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 18 in F minor: Moderato 2:21£0.69
Listen12. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 18 in F minor: Moderato con moto 2:54£0.69
Listen13. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 19 in E flat major: Allegretto 2:13£0.69
Listen14. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 19 in E flat major: Moderato con moto 2:33£0.69
Listen15. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 20 in C minor: Adagio 3:47£0.69
Listen16. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 20 in C minor: Moderato 5:07£0.69
Listen17. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 21 in B flat major: Allegro 1:16£0.69
Listen18. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 21 in B flat major: Allegro non troppo 2:59£0.69
Listen19. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 22 in G minor: Moderato non troppo 2:07£0.69
Listen20. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 22 in G minor: Moderato 3:15£0.69
Listen21. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 23 in F major: Adagio 2:51£0.69
Listen22. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 23 in F major: Moderato con moto 3:14£0.69
Listen23. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 24 in D minor: Andante 3:43£0.69
Listen24. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 24 in D minor: Moderato 7:25£0.69

Product Description

BBC Music Magazine

Russian pianist Konstantin Scherbakov has already won considerable plaudits for his recordings of virtuoso piano music by Godowsky and Medtner. His brilliant technique stands him in particularly good stead in this fine recording of Shostakovich's masterpiece. The razor-sharp precision of his right-hand moto perpetuo semiquavers in the Prelude in B flat takes the breath away, as does the rhythmic dynamism of the near-atonal Fugue in D flat. At the opposite end of the emotional and technical spectrum, there's an attractive lyricism to his playing of the pastoral F sharp major Prelude, and he manages without contrivance to effect the childlike innocence of the C major Prelude - no mean feat considering the deceptive simplicity of the writing.

Yet for all Scherbakov's mastery, certain dimensions of the music prove elusive. In comparison, Tatiana Nikolayeva on Hyperion delivers far more characterised performances, covering a wider range of moods, and drawing the listener's attention to a wealth of interesting detail that is overlooked by Scherbakov. Adopting generally slower tempi throughout, Nikolayeva builds the quasi-symphonic threads of epic movements such as the concluding D minor Fugue to a more convincing and forceful climax than her compatriot, though. Hyperion's over-resonant sound becomes wearisome after a while.

Performance ****
Sound *****

© BBC Music Magazine 2001

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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There does not seem to be a totally ideal version of the Preludes and Fugues on CD. But, at the price, this set is a great bargain. Sherbakov is particularly good in the slower more ponderous pieces, but I was also thrilled by his dynamic playing at the close of No. 24. At the other end of the cycle, the very opening of No.1 is also very memorable. The Naxos recording quality is very fine. I have also heard Nikolaieva's Hyperion set of the Preludes and fugues but this set more than holds it own in comparison.
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Having been very impressed by his Scriabin and Rachmaninov's solo piano music recordings, I bought this 2 CD set immediately after the release. I'd always admired Nikolaeva's famous Melodiya recording of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, but I've found Schebakov surpasses her in some of the fast preludes and in many of the slow Fugues in which his reading shows more depth and subtlety. No need to spend so much money on Ashkenazy's correctly played yet rather inspirationless DECCA recording.
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Just great! 18 April 2003
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Sometimes you get disappointed when buying Naxos, despite the low price. Sometimes the Naxos price level makes you buy music you would not have bought otherwise, music that "should" be in your CD collection. And from time to time - more and more common to my experience - there is a recording that is just great, compared to anything else. This recording belongs to the third category.

I have heard Jarrett's recording of some of these pieces, more than once as well. Although Jarrett is extraordinary talented, there is something lacking in his recording of this cycle, something Scherbakov is able to bring out of his grand piano. I have not heard Ashkenazy's or Nikolayeva's recordings though, but I know they usually gets good reviews. If they are even better than this Scherbakov recording, they must be... just great as well!

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