Artist:
Yulianna Avdeeva
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
02:26:53
Record Label:
Pentatone
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Release Date
May 30, 2025
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Yulianna Avdeeva
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
02:26:53
Record Label:
Pentatone
Purchase Album (click links):
CD, MP3,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
May 30, 2025
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Product Description: The internationally renowned pianist Yulianna Avdeeva presents Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, one of the most important works in the piano repertoire. This monumental cycle harks back to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and is considered one of the most demanding works for piano ever written. Avdeeva joins an elite group of pianists who have undertaken the challenge of performing the complete opus, which is rarely heard in it's entirety. To complement this iconic work, Avdeeva also presents the completion of an alternative Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, discovered by leading Shostakovich expert Olga Digonskaya and completed by composer and Shostakovich biographer Krzysztof Meyer. Shostakovich sketched an initial prelude in C-Sharp Minor in 1950, but then decided to compose a new prelude-fugue pair in this key, which eventually found it's way into Opus 87. The sketch of the original prelude was found in the Shostakovich archive in Moscow in 2005; Krzysztof Meyer completed the fragment in 2019 and added his own fugue "in the style of Shostakovich". This discovery adds a new and exciting dimension to the cycle and will be an important part of the story behind the album.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 1, in C Major: Prelude
(02:40)
2 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 1, in C Major: Fugue (03:18)
3 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 2, in A Minor: Prelude (00:58)
4 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 2, in A Minor: Fugue (01:27)
5 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 3, in G Major: Prelude (01:39)
6 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 3, in G Major: Fugue (02:10)
7 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 4, in E Minor: Prelude (03:00)
8 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 4, in E Minor: Fugue (04:48)
9 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 5, in D Major: Prelude (01:50)
10 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 5, in D Major: Fugue (02:04)
11 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 6, in B Minor: Prelude (01:35)
12 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 6, in B Minor: Fugue (04:04)
13 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 7, in A Major: Prelude (01:25)
14 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 7, in A Major: Fugue (02:40)
15 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 8, in F-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:12)
16 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 8, in F-Sharp Minor: Fugue (07:16)
17 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 9, in E Major: Prelude (02:30)
18 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 9, in E Major: Fugue (01:40)
19 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 10, in C-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:56)
20 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 10, in C-Sharp Minor: Fugue (04:53)
21 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 11, in B Major: Prelude (01:17)
22 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 11, in B Major: Fugue (02:10)
23 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 12, in G-Sharp Minor: Prelude (03:13)
24 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 12, in G-Sharp Minor: Fugue (03:37)
25 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 13, in F-Sharp Major: Prelude (02:10)
26 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 13, in F-Sharp Major: Fugue (04:28)
27 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 14, in E-Flat Minor: Prelude (04:59)
28 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 14, in E-Flat Minor: Fugue (02:29)
29 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 15, in D-Flat Major: Prelude (02:54)
30 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 15, in D-Flat Major: Fugue (01:57)
31 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 16, in B-Flat Minor: Prelude (02:23)
32 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 16, in B-Flat Minor: Fugue (07:34)
33 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 17, in A-Flat Major: Prelude (01:42)
34 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 17, in A-Flat Major: Fugue (03:54)
35 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 18, in F Minor: Prelude (01:59)
36 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 18, in F Minor: Fugue (02:57)
37 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 19, in E-Flat Major: Prelude (02:43)
38 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 19, in E-Flat Major: Fugue (02:28)
39 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 20, in C Minor: Prelude (04:09)
40 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 20, in C Minor: Fugue (05:05)
41 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 21, in B-Flat Major: Prelude (01:24)
42 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 21, in B-Flat Major: Fugue (02:56)
43 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 22, in G Minor: Prelude (02:15)
44 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 22, in G Minor: Fugue (03:36)
45 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 23, in F Major: Prelude (03:13)
46 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 23, in F Major: Fugue (02:47)
47 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 24, in D Minor: Prelude (03:17)
48 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 24, in D Minor: Fugue (07:13)
49 . Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:45)
50 .Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Fugue (01:38)
2 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 1, in C Major: Fugue (03:18)
3 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 2, in A Minor: Prelude (00:58)
4 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 2, in A Minor: Fugue (01:27)
5 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 3, in G Major: Prelude (01:39)
6 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 3, in G Major: Fugue (02:10)
7 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 4, in E Minor: Prelude (03:00)
8 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 4, in E Minor: Fugue (04:48)
9 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 5, in D Major: Prelude (01:50)
10 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 5, in D Major: Fugue (02:04)
11 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 6, in B Minor: Prelude (01:35)
12 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 6, in B Minor: Fugue (04:04)
13 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 7, in A Major: Prelude (01:25)
14 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 7, in A Major: Fugue (02:40)
15 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 8, in F-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:12)
16 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 8, in F-Sharp Minor: Fugue (07:16)
17 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 9, in E Major: Prelude (02:30)
18 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 9, in E Major: Fugue (01:40)
19 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 10, in C-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:56)
20 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 10, in C-Sharp Minor: Fugue (04:53)
21 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 11, in B Major: Prelude (01:17)
22 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 11, in B Major: Fugue (02:10)
23 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 12, in G-Sharp Minor: Prelude (03:13)
24 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 12, in G-Sharp Minor: Fugue (03:37)
25 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 13, in F-Sharp Major: Prelude (02:10)
26 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 13, in F-Sharp Major: Fugue (04:28)
27 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 14, in E-Flat Minor: Prelude (04:59)
28 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 14, in E-Flat Minor: Fugue (02:29)
29 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 15, in D-Flat Major: Prelude (02:54)
30 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 15, in D-Flat Major: Fugue (01:57)
31 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 16, in B-Flat Minor: Prelude (02:23)
32 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 16, in B-Flat Minor: Fugue (07:34)
33 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 17, in A-Flat Major: Prelude (01:42)
34 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 17, in A-Flat Major: Fugue (03:54)
35 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 18, in F Minor: Prelude (01:59)
36 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 18, in F Minor: Fugue (02:57)
37 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 19, in E-Flat Major: Prelude (02:43)
38 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 19, in E-Flat Major: Fugue (02:28)
39 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 20, in C Minor: Prelude (04:09)
40 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 20, in C Minor: Fugue (05:05)
41 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 21, in B-Flat Major: Prelude (01:24)
42 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 21, in B-Flat Major: Fugue (02:56)
43 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 22, in G Minor: Prelude (02:15)
44 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 22, in G Minor: Fugue (03:36)
45 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 23, in F Major: Prelude (03:13)
46 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 23, in F Major: Fugue (02:47)
47 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 24, in D Minor: Prelude (03:17)
48 . 24 .Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: No. 24, in D Minor: Fugue (07:13)
49 . Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Prelude (01:45)
50 .Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Fugue (01:38)
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