Shostakovich: 24 Preludes And Fugues Op 87 / Scherbakov

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
February 1, 2001
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SHOSTAKOVICH
    • PERFORMER
      Konstantin, Scherbakov
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 01, 2001
    • UPC
      636943474525
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8554745-46
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    2. Fugue No. 1 in C Major: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    3. Prelude No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    4. Fugue No. 2 in A Minor: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    5. Prelude No. 3 in G Major: Moderato non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    6. Fugue No. 3 in G Major: Allegro molto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    7. Prelude No. 4 in E Minor: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    8. Fugue No. 4 in E Minor: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    9. Prelude No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    10. Fugue No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    11. Prelude No. 6 in B Minor: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    12. Fugue No. 6 in B Minor: Allegro poco moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    13. Prelude No. 7 in A Major: Allegro poco moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    14. Fugue No. 7 in A Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    15. Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    16. Fugue No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    17. Prelude No. 9 in E Major: Moderato non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    18. Fugue No. 9 in E Major: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    19. Prelude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    20. Fugue No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    21. Prelude No. 11 in B Major: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    22. Fugue No. 11 in B Major: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    23. Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    24. Fugue No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    25. Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Moderato con moto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    26. Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    27. Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    28. Fugue No. 14 in E-Flat Minor: Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    29. Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Moderato non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    30. Fugue No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    31. Prelude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor: Allegro molto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    32. Fugue No. 16 in B-Flat Major: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    33. Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    34. Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    35. Prelude No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    36. Fugue No. 18 in F Minor: Moderato con moto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    37. Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    38. Fugue No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Moderato con moto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    39. Prelude No. 20 in C Minor: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    40. Fugue No. 20 in C Minor: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    41. Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    42. Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    43. Prelude No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    44. Fugue No. 22 in G Minor: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    45. Prelude No. 23 in F Major: Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    46. Fugue No. 23 in F Major: Moderato con moto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    47. Prelude No. 24 in D Minor: Andante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov

    48. Fugue No. 24 in D Minor: Moderato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov



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