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Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues

Sofia Sacco (piano)

Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues
The faster pieces score high for clarity, and her awareness of polyphonic construction, including 'hidden' lines, is admirable. In general the textures are commendably lucid, even in the hugely...

Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues

Sofia Sacco (piano)

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The faster pieces score high for clarity, and her awareness of polyphonic construction, including 'hidden' lines, is admirable. In general the textures are commendably lucid, even in the hugely...

About

Italian pianist Sofia Sacco played extensively throughout Europe and Asia. She appeared as soloist in more than 100 recitals in Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and China with latest appearances at prestigious venues including Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig, Pushkin House in London, Villa Reale in Monza, Centro Cultural Retiro in Madrid among others. She recently toured China giving recitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Changsha, Changchun, Hangzhou, Shenzhen. She appeared with the Pollini Symphony Orchestra, the Audentia Ensemble, Orchestra delle Tre Venezie and the Timía Chamber Orchestra. Sofia is the recipient of the Francis Simms Prize and first prize winner of the Bach International Music Competition and A. Baldi IPC.

Contents and tracklist

No. 1a, Prelude in C Major
Track length2:54
No. 1b, Fugue in C Major
Track length3:21
No. 2a, Prelude in A Minor
Track length0:53
No. 2b, Fugue in A Minor
Track length1:23
No. 3a, Prelude in G Major
Track length1:53
No. 3b, Fugue in G Major
Track length1:50
No. 4a, Prelude in E Minor
Track length2:55
No. 4b, Fugue in E Minor
Track length4:54
No. 5a, Prelude in D Major
Track length1:57
No. 5b, Fugue in D Major
Track length1:42
No. 6a, Prelude in B Minor
Track length1:43
No. 6b, Fugue in B Minor
Track length4:00
No. 7a, Prelude in A Major
Track length1:22
No. 7b, Fugue in A Major
Track length2:29
No. 8a, Prelude in F-Sharp Minor
Track length1:16
No. 8b, Fugue in F-Sharp Minor
Track length6:59
No. 9a, Prelude in E Major
Track length2:59
No. 9b, Fugue in E Major
Track length1:32
No. 10a, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
Track length2:08
No. 10b, Fugue in C-Sharp Minor
Track length5:07
No. 11a, Prelude in B Major
Track length1:24
No. 11b, Fugue in B Major
Track length2:07
No. 12a, Prelude in G-Sharp Minor
Track length3:46
No. 12b, Fugue in G-Sharp Minor
Track length4:00
No. 13a, Prelude in F-Sharp Major
Track length2:36
No. 13b, Fugue in F-Sharp Major
Track length4:20
No. 14a, Prelude in E-Flat Minor
Track length4:32
No. 14b, Fugue in E-Flat Minor
Track length2:27
No. 15a, Prelude in D-Flat Major
Track length3:06
No. 15b, Fugue in D-Flat Major
Track length1:47
No. 16a, Prelude in B-Flat Minor
Track length2:41
No. 16b, Fugue in B-Flat Minor
Track length7:15
No. 17a, Prelude in A-Flat Major
Track length1:55
No. 17b, Fugue in A-Flat Major
Track length3:42
No. 18a, Prelude in F Minor
Track length2:16
No. 18b, Fugue in F Minor
Track length3:20
No. 19a, Prelude in E-Flat Major
Track length2:03
No. 19b, Fugue in E-Flat Major
Track length2:30
No. 20a, Prelude in C Minor
Track length3:46
No. 20b, Fugue in C Minor
Track length4:53
No. 21a, Prelude in B-Flat Major
Track length1:20
No. 21b, Fugue in B-Flat Major
Track length2:57
No. 22a, Prelude in G Minor
Track length2:01
No. 22b, Fugue in G Minor
Track length3:45
No. 23a, Prelude in F Major
Track length2:51
No. 23b, Fugue in F Major
Track length3:11
No. 24a, Prelude in D Minor
Track length3:38
No. 24b, Fugue in D Minor
Track length7:16

Awards and reviews

January 2026

The faster pieces score high for clarity, and her awareness of polyphonic construction, including 'hidden' lines, is admirable. In general the textures are commendably lucid, even in the hugely demanding G sharp minor and D flat major Fugues.
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