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Shostakovich: 24 Preludes And Fugues Op 87 / Scherbakov

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Details

Composer
SHOSTAKOVICH
Artist
Konstantin, Scherbakov
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 01, 2001
Catalog #
8554745-46
UPC
636943474525

About


Konstantin Scherbakov's 24 Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues leapfrog to the head of a small yet distinguished class on disc, whose valedictorians include Tatiana Nikolaeva and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Time and again I am struck by expressive and textural novelties that inevitably result from Scherbakov's fastidious adherence to Shostakovich's markings. The pianist connects the A minor Prelude's scurrying 16th-notes with a seamless legato that still manages to allow each one to speak softly. He treats the D major Prelude's right-hand arpeggiated chords in a slightly detached manner in order to offset the left hand's cello-like legato line. In the F-sharp minor Fugue Scherbakov takes special care to differentiate the levels of soft dynamics. He maintains Fugue No. 15's marcatissimo directive with unyielding vehemence, while effortlessly clarifying the difficult-to-disentangle voices.


Those familiar with Nikolaeva's freer treatment of the 16th fugue's elaborate subject will be surprised at the profile and contrast it acquires when played in strict time, as Scherbakov does. As a result, the uneven duplets truly stand out from the even ones. On the other hand, the 14th Prelude's tremolos sometimes threaten to cover the melodic material. Here both Nikolaeva and the composer relegate these tremolos to a spooky background murmur, and make more of the motto theme's tenutos. And Scherbakov sometimes plays down Shostakovich's edgy humor. Yet these quibbles are about aesthetic choices, not interpretive faults, and really don't matter in the larger context of Scherbakov's achievement. His interpretations are thought out, deeply pondered, prepared to the nth degree, and played with a perfect fusion of technique and soul. Even listeners who consider these works arid and somewhat pedantic will change their minds after hearing Scherbakov. A triumph.
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major: Moderato 02:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major: Moderato
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  3. 2 Fugue No. 1 in C Major: Moderato 04:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 1 in C Major: Moderato
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  4. 3 Prelude No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro 00:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  5. 4 Fugue No. 2 in A Minor: Allegretto 01:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 2 in A Minor: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  6. 5 Prelude No. 3 in G Major: Moderato non troppo 01:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 3 in G Major: Moderato non troppo
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  7. 6 Fugue No. 3 in G Major: Allegro molto 01:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 3 in G Major: Allegro molto
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  8. 7 Prelude No. 4 in E Minor: Andante 01:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 in E Minor: Andante
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  9. 8 Fugue No. 4 in E Minor: Adagio 05:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 4 in E Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  10. 9 Prelude No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto 01:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  11. 10 Fugue No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  12. 11 Prelude No. 6 in B Minor: Allegretto 01:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in B Minor: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  13. 12 Fugue No. 6 in B Minor: Allegro poco moderato 04:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 6 in B Minor: Allegro poco moderato
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  14. 13 Prelude No. 7 in A Major: Allegro poco moderato 01:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 7 in A Major: Allegro poco moderato
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  15. 14 Fugue No. 7 in A Major: Allegretto 02:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 7 in A Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  16. 15 Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto 01:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  17. 16 Fugue No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Andante 07:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Andante
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  18. 17 Prelude No. 9 in E Major: Moderato non troppo 02:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 9 in E Major: Moderato non troppo
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  19. 18 Fugue No. 9 in E Major: Allegro 01:36
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 9 in E Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  20. 19 Prelude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegro 01:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  21. 20 Fugue No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato 05:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  22. 21 Prelude No. 11 in B Major: Allegro 01:22
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 11 in B Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  23. 22 Fugue No. 11 in B Major: Allegro 02:10
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 11 in B Major: Allegro
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  24. 23 Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Andante 03:13
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Andante
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  25. 24 Fugue No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro 03:28
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Moderato con moto 01:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Moderato con moto
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  28. 2 Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Adagio 04:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Adagio
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  29. 3 Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Adagio 03:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  30. 4 Fugue No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro non troppo 02:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  31. 5 Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Moderato non troppo 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Moderato non troppo
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  32. 6 Fugue No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Allegretto 01:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  33. 7 Prelude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Allegro molto 02:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  34. 8 Fugue No. 16 in B-Flat Major: Andante 06:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 16 in B-Flat Major: Andante
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  35. 9 Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto 01:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  36. 10 Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto 03:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  37. 11 Prelude No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato 02:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  38. 12 Fugue No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato con moto 02:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato con moto
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  39. 13 Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegretto 02:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  40. 14 Fugue No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Moderato con moto 02:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Moderato con moto
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  41. 15 Prelude No. 20 in C Minor: Adagio 03:47
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 20 in C Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  42. 16 Fugue No. 20 in C Minor: Moderato 05:08
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 20 in C Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  43. 17 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro 01:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  44. 18 Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro non troppo 02:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  45. 19 Prelude No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato non troppo 02:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato non troppo
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  46. 20 Fugue No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato 03:15
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  47. 21 Prelude No. 23 in F Major: Adagio 02:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 23 in F Major: Adagio
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  48. 22 Fugue No. 23 in F Major: Moderato con moto 03:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 23 in F Major: Moderato con moto
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  49. 23 Prelude No. 24 in D Minor: Andante 03:44
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 24 in D Minor: Andante
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  50. 24 Fugue No. 24 in D Minor: Moderato 07:23
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 24 in D Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov