Jarretts performance is poles apart from the generally favoured, more emotional performance of tatiana nikolayeva. Dmitri shostakovichs epic series of preludes and fugues for solo piano was inspired by the very composer whom you would immediately suspect johann sebastian bach. Shostakovichs 24 preludes and fugues do not play themselves. Shostakovich preludes and fugues op 87 free ebook download as pdf file. Despite all the missed notes, i dont think anyone has matched the intensity of his no. Apr 05, 2016 dmitri shostakovich playing 8 of his own preludes and fugues, op. Fugue in a major dmitri shostakovich sheet music for piano. Master of music music theory, august, 1981, 242 pp. Slonimsky for permission to cite from his 24 preludes and fugues. For as long as i can remember there have been two pieces of received wisdom about shostakovichs 24 preludes and fugues. Shostakovich used as his model the most elevated form of jewish musical tradition, a hazanut melody the weekday morning service. Shostakovich, dmitry all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion.
Fortunately muza rubackyte is an intelligent and innately musical artist. Dmitri shostakovich, students will learn more about the historical context in which shostakovich composed his music. Shostakovich 24 prelues and fugues woodward 143022 dc. Dmitri shostakovich 19061975 24 preludes and fugues op. Despite my glowing memories of nikolaievas performances, the hyperion set was far from disappointing. The opus 87 preludes and fugues for solo piano were written in 195051 as a homage to bach for the pianist tatyana nikolaieva during a particularly bleak period in the composer s life. Alexander melnikov started from scratch and came up with his own, unique and eminently musical interpretation.
Shostakovich did undertake the writing of this set shortly after the visit itself, so it is entirely probable that the spirit of bach was instilled in this. Note also that shostakovich followed chopin, not bach, in the progression of keys i think it is safe to assume that shostakovich was aware of chopins preludes. If someone doesnt like the music, thats another matter, but if music puts you to sleep i wouldnt necessary blame the. Fugue in a major dmitri shostakovich sheet music for. These works are also probably still under in the u. Fortunately, at the end of 1951 shostakovich was given the opportunity to make a studio recording of his preludes and fuguesalmost a year before the official premiere of the cycle. The cycle was composed in 1950 and 1951 while shostakovich was in moscow and premiered by pianist tatiana nikolayeva in leningrad in december 1952. Officially denounced in the late 1940s, shostakovich began to retreat into himself, churning out several uninspiring propaganda pieces whilst expressing his true. Towering over those pieces are the 24 preludes and fugues, written for tatiana nikolayeva after shostakovich heard her at the bicentennial bach competition in leipzig in 1950. Dmitri shostakovich playing 8 of his own preludes and fugues, op. First of all a fugue is a complicated musical form which well not be talking about today. Perfect harmony dmitri shostakovichs fugue in a major in this post well be discussing fugue by shostakovich which consists of nothing but perfect harmony.
Its interesting when you look at some of these fugues, they seem so unpianistic, yet, by all accounts, shostakovich was a marvelous pianist. For me, the set of 24 preludes and fugues is shostakovich s greatest composition. You can detect hymnlike solemnity, minimalist toccatas and formalist fugues, tonality and atonality, musical selfreference, as well as nods towards folk and klezmer. That shostakovichs most popular and most politically savvy workhis fifth symphonyis ambiguous and and enigmatic from first note to last is part of its greatness. In this way the user should have the possibility of rapidly gaining an overview of the compositions of shostakovich. Mar 30, 2017 s hostakovich s 24 preludes and fugues pay tribute to js bach, but are they parodies. I hope youll enjoy your visit and come back again to see if theres anything new. Queries on shostakovich rarely come up in this forum, so i was pleasantly surprised to find your post. They are not to be confused with the betterknown preludes and fugues, op. To this listener, jarretts etherial, near egoless playing is perfect for the work.
This thesis is a study of the fugal technique of shostakovich as observed in op. And it was the same tatiana nikolaeva to whom he dedicated it, and who gave its first performance in 1952. Daniel, the only other of his preludes and fugues ive played was the set in f minor. Like many of the great composers before him bach, handel, mozart, beethoven, chopin, liszt and rachmaninoff, among others, shostakovich possessed the skills of a keyboard virtuoso, and might well have sustained a successful career as such. This is a simple place no frames, no big pictures, just a simple home for my midi sequences of shostakovichs preludes and fugues opus 87, a place where people can come to and listen to the music or download the files easily and quickly. Shostakovichs works include two operas, 15 symphonies, two violin concertos, two cello concertos, two piano concertos, ballet music, songs and scores for motion pictures. Composed in 195051 by dmitri shostakovich 19061975, the 24 preludes and fugues, opus 87 for piano represented a relief from the russian composers life under the stalinist yoke. Shostakovich tatiana nikolayeva 24 preludes and fugues. This is the first booklength study of shostakovich s twentyfour preludes and fugues for piano, opus 87. Work title 24 preludes and fugues, book i alt ernative. Print and download in pdf or midi fugue in a major. Prelude and fugue in aflat minor prelude and fugue in a major prelude and fugue in a minor prelude and fugue in bflat major prelude and fugue in bflat minor prelude and fugue in b major prelude and fugue in b minor prelude and fugue in c.
Lin that the listener would be at a loss to do without any one of these miniature masterpieces. Shostakovichs recorded performance of eighteen preludes and fugues, focusing on. Dmitry shostakovichs set of 24 preludes and fugues for piano op. Shostakovich sviatoslav richter preludes and fugues. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Pdf typeset by composer gdb1947 2014326 pub lisher. Human bingo will provide students with a background of shostakovich in a fun and interactive way through small group work and internet use. It is wonderful that you want to learn prelude and fugue 24 from op. In groups of three or four, students will use the internet to learn more. Perfect harmony dmitri shostakovichs fugue in a major. The composer said the 150minute set wasnt meant to be performed as a cycle, but alexander melnikov makes a solid argument against that claim, in words and sound. Bach, dmitri shostakovich wrote his collection of twentyfour preludes and fugues, op.
Shostakovich was so inspired that shortly after his return, in autumn of that same year. Mark mazullo explains the cultural context in which shostakovich composed, relates the cycle to piano works by bach, hindemith, and others, and offers individual commentaries on each of the preludes and fugues. Even though shostakovich did not intend his 24 preludes and fugues to be heard complete, they are such a delight as presented by ms. Haenssler classic itunes amazon a new cd recordingfrom pianist jenny lin, whose approach topples the hegemony of nikolayevas recordings lin has no compunctions about drawing the modernism, quirkiness, individuality and. Of all shostakovichs large scale works, that symphony is the closest in style to the twenty four preludes and fugues for piano solo, written 14 years later.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Nikolayeva studied composition with evgeny golubev, shostakoich pupils also include alfred schnittke, and she has since written two piano concertos, a sonata and much other music for solo piano, as well. Indeed, the russian composer was motivated to write this huge work after a visit to bachs home city leipzig in 1950. Shostakovichs preludes and fugues for piano solo are one of the most important pieces for the instrument written in the 20th century.
Although the aspect of stamina is a significant one in performing this long and arduous cycle, even in the studio environment, shostakovichs preludes and fugues are generally not considered the. For me, the set of 24 preludes and fugues is shostakovichs greatest composition. Piano sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. The result of this was that shostakovich was inspired to write his own set of 24 preludes and fugues, in the spirit of bach, but clearly in the style of shostakovich. Dmitri shostakovich plays shostakovich 8 preludes and. Shostakovich visited leipzig for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of bachs death 1950. While it was shostakovichs intention to record all twentyfour preludes and fugues, he only finished recording sixteen of them at the time. Example 11 the use of jewish elements in shostakovichs music reaches far beyond their specific and colourful jewishness. The composer who was almost purged forty years after the death of dmitri shostakovich, clemency burtonhill looks back at his difficult career in the ussr and some surprising. Unfortunately, i have never been able to find free sheet music online of op. An analysis and critical evaluation of the printed. This is the first booklength study of shostakovichs twentyfour preludes and fugues for piano, opus 87.
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