“..the first choice must inevitably be Nikolayeva.. the “onlie begetter” as it were…Her reading has enormous concentration and a natural authority that is majestic … wisdom and humanity are there and she finds depths that have eluded most others” © Penguin Guide (ROSETTE AWARD).
“Nikolayeva’s 1987 recording is better focused … playful, profound, contemplative and dramatic, it’s a journey very much worth making, (she) is your ideal guide. This … is the one to go for” (Gramophone)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op.87
Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano
CD I (60.00)[1] No.1 in C major – 5:33[2] No.2 in A minor – 2:25[3] No. 3 in G major – 4:01[4] No.4 in E minor – 8:47[5] No.5 in D major – 3:35[6] No.6 in B minor – 9:33[7] No.7 in A major – 3:29[8] No.8 in F sharp minor – 9:58[9] No.9 in E major – 4:29[10] No 10 in C sharp minor – 7:32
CD 2 (46.53)[1] No. 11 in B major – 3:49[2] No.12 in G sharp minor – 8:52[3] No.13 in F sharp major – 9:41[4] No.14 in E flat minor – 7:08[5] No.15 in D flat major – 5:11[6] No.16 in B flat minor – 12:00
CD 3 (61.30)[1] No. 17 in A flat minor – 5:58[2] No. 18 in F minor – 6:11[3] No. 19 in E flat major – 5:03[4] No. 20 in C minor – 11:04[5] No. 21 in B flat major – 4:31[6] No. 22 in G minor – 8: 14[7] No.23 in F major – 6: 48[8] No.24 in D minor – 13:13