Shostakovich - The 24 Preludes & Fugues - Tatiana Nikolayeva (1962)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (1950/51)
No. 1 in C major 0:00
No. 2 in A minor 4:37
No. 3 in G major 6:31
No. 4 in E minor 10:13
No. 5 in D major 19:02
No. 6 in B minor 22:25
No. 7 in A major 30:11
No. 8 in F# minor 33:27
No. 9 in E major 41:17
No. 10 in C# minor 45:08
No. 11 in B major 51:27
No. 12 in G# minor 54:53
No. 13 in F# major 1:03:05
No. 14 in Eb minor 1:12:39
No. 15 in Db major 1:19:56
No. 16 in Bb minor 1:24:33
No. 17 in Ab major 1:37:20
No. 18 in F minor 1:42:49
No. 19 in Eb major 1:48:21
No. 20 in C minor 1:52:46
No. 21 in Bb major 2:02:55
No. 22 in G minor 2:06:54
No. 23 in F major 2:14:52
No. 24 in D minor 2:21:17
Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924-1993) recorded the complete set of opus 87 (which was dedicated to her) four times: in 1962, 1987, 1990 and in 1992 as a filmed performance.
This first recording was the cycle’s first complete recorded version, and the only one to be supervised by the composer. It is said by several critics that it easily surpasses Nikolayeva’s later efforts technically and interpretively.