Scherbakov: Shostakovich – 24 Preludes and Fugues op.87 (2 CD, FLAC)

Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Naxos
Size: 410 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no

Disc: 1
01. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 1 in C major: Prelude
02. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 1 in C major: Fugue
03. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 2 in A minor: Prelude
04. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 2 in A minor: Fugue
05. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 3 in G major: Prelude
06. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 3 in G major: Fugue
07. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 4 in E minor: Prelude
08. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 4 in E minor: Fugue
09. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 5 in D major: Prelude
10. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 5 in D major: Fugue
11. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 6 in B minor: Prelude
12. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 6 in B minor: Fugue
13. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 7 in A major: Prelude
14. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 7 in A major: Fugue
15. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 8 in F sharp minor: Prelude
16. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 8 in F shapr minor: Fugue
17. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 9 in E major: Prelude
18. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 9 in E major: Fugue
19. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 10 in C sharp minor: Prelude
20. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 10 in C sharp minor: Fugue
21. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 11 in B major: Prelude
22. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 11 in B major: Fugue
23. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 12 in G sharp minor: Prelude
24. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 12 in G sharp minor: Fugue

Disc: 2
01. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 13 in F sharp major: Prelude
02. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 13 in F sharp major: Fugue
03. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 14 in E flat minor: Prelude
04. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 14 in E flat minor: Fugue
05. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 15 in D flat major: Prelude
06. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 15 in D flat major: Fugue
07. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 16 in B flat minor: Prelude
08. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 16 in B flat minor: Fugue
09. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 17 in A flat major: Prelude
10. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 17 in A flat major: Fugue
11. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 18 in F minor: Prelude
12. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 18 in F minor: Fugue
13. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 19 in E flat major: Prelude
14. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 19 in E flat major: Fugue
15. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 20 in C minor: Fugue
16. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 21 in B flat major: Prelude
17. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 21 in B flat major: Fugue
18. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 22 in G minor: Prelude
19. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 22 in G minor: Fugue
20. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 23 in F major: Prelude
21. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 23 in F major: Fugue
22. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 24 in D minor: Prelude
23. Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87: No. 24 in D minor: Fugue

Piano Exhiliaration

This double CD was bought to extend both my piano collection as well as send me further into the world of classics. Reading from an expert that this was one to seek out for a collection, I bought it on a chance.
Turned out to be worthy purchase. Of great interest is the CD jacket notes which express that Shostakovich composed these among controversy of Soviet Union restrain from abstract composition. Impressed while in Leipzig by pianist Nikolayeva, he wrote these preludes and fugues.
There are sweeping and breathtaking in movement and rhthym. It swells and flows and cycles back and forth, as refereshing and stimulating as the ocean at low/high tide.
Wonderful recording, crip and clear.