608917290721

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op.87

Hannes Minnaar

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Format: 2SACD

Cat No: CC72907

Release Date:  04 November 2022

Label:  Challenge Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  608917290721

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

  • Description

    A new recording from Challenge Classics pivotal pianist, Hannes Minnaar. Following his Diapason d'Or account of Bach's Goldberg Variations, Minnaar confronts the 'Bachian' masterpiece of the 20th Century: Shostakovich's
    Preludes and Fugues op. 87.

    After Bach's Goldberg Variations, which won him worldwide honours (including a Diapason d'Or), Hannes Minnaar challenges and confronts what has become a 'classic' of the 20th century repertoire: Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, composed in 1951. Here again, the qualities of his pianism, for which he is recognised as one of the leading musicians of our time, come under the spotlight: the diversity of touch and the suppleness between tension and tranquillity to characterise every Prelude and Fugue, the precision of tone, the lack of any affectation, a natural finesse in phrasing and articulation, and a familiarity with the score going hand in hand with a freshness that conjures a sense of improvisation. Here we encounter a new landmark in the crowded field of interpretations of this wonderful music.

    "No one undertakes a recording of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues lighltly, and Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar engages an authoritative objectivity in running the ever-surprising gamut of moods in this colossal achievement. […] While the toccata brilliance of the minute-ish long A Minor and B-Flat Major Preludes is crisp and even, Minnaar doesn't stint on the violence either." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 5 STARS; Recording 4 STARS)

    "Minnaar's adroitness in the most virtuoso pieces is matched by his patient expressivity in the more brooding ones. He is prepared to take his time, but he does so judiciously, never for the sake of his own glory, always in sympathy with the music's humane voice." – Gramophone

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 1 in C Major
      • 2. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 1 in C Major
      • 3. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 2 in A Minor
      • 4. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 2 in A Minor
      • 5. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 3 in G Major
      • 6. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 3 in G Major
      • 7. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 4 in E Minor
      • 8. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 4 in E Minor
      • 9. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 5 in D Major
      • 10. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 5 in D Major
      • 11. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 6 in B Minor
      • 12. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 6 in B Minor
      • 13. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 7 in A Major
      • 14. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 7 in A Major
      • 15. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp Minor
      • 16. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 8 in F Sharp Minor
      • 17. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 9 in E Major
      • 18. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 9 in E Major
      • 19. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp Minor
      • 20. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 10 in C Sharp Minor
      • 21. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 11 in B Major
      • 22. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 11 in B Major
      • 23. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp Minor
      • 24. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 12 in G Sharp Minor
      • 25. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major
      • 26. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 13 in F Sharp Major

      Disc 2

      • 1. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 14 in E Flat Minor
      • 2. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 14 in E Flat Minor
      • 3. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major
      • 4. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 15 in D Flat Major
      • 5. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 16 in B Flat Minor
      • 6. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 16 in B Flat Minor
      • 7. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 17 in A Flat Major
      • 8. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 17 in A Flat Major
      • 9. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 18 in F Minor
      • 10. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 18 in F Minor
      • 11. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major
      • 12. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 19 in E Flat Major
      • 13. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 20 in C Minor
      • 14. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 20 in C Minor
      • 15. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major
      • 16. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major
      • 17. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 22 in G Minor
      • 18. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 22 in G Minor
      • 19. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 23 in F Major
      • 20. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 23 in F Major
      • 21. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 24 in D Minor
      • 22. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 24 in D Minor