Shostakovich - Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 24 in D minor
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Instrumental » Piano Solos
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The first surprise of this album – which you will absolutely want to hear – is the subtlety and intimacy of Levit’s playing…Only a handful of pianists have scaled the heights of Stevenson’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 16th October 2021, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Recording of the Year & Instrumental Winner
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Piano
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues for piano (24), Op. 87
RecommendedAlexander Melnikov (piano)
Melnikov unquestionably gives an impression of freshness and daring, as if he's discovering the music for the first time...Certainly one's bound to feel, listening to such superb playing, that... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Instrumental Award Winner
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The first surprise of this album – which you will absolutely want to hear – is the subtlety and intimacy of Levit’s playing…Only a handful of pianists have scaled the heights of Stevenson’s... — More…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Instrumental Choice
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Recording of the Year & Instrumental Winner
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Piano
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3 Vinyl Records
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The recording is clear and atmospheric, and the playing has power, grandeur, character, intellectual clarity and unforced intensity — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Instrumental
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Melnikov unquestionably gives an impression of freshness and daring, as if he's discovering the music for the first time...Certainly one's bound to feel, listening to such superb playing, that... — More…
Awards:
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Instrumental Award Winner
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2 CDs
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No one undertakes a recording of Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues lightly, and Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar engages an authoritative objectivity in running the ever-surprising gamut of... — More…
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Here's a Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues cycle to be reckoned with. It starts none too promisingly, with (by the highest standards) a rhythmically stiff, tonally lumpy C-major prelude and some... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 42nd Awards (1999), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, etc.
Emil Gilels (piano)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens
Gilels was a true king of pianists and these recordings only confirm his legendary status. Here is his superlative musicianship, magisterial technique and, above all, unforgettable sonority.... — More…
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Shostakovich - Piano & Chamber Music
RecommendedVladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Olli Mustonen (piano) & Lynn Harrell (cello)
Fitzwilliam String Quartet & Beaux Arts Trio
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 42nd Awards (1999), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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