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• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 5 in D Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 6 in B Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 6 in B Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 7 in A Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 7 in A Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 8 in F Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 9 in E Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 9 in E Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 1 in C Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 10 in C Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 11 in B Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 11 in B Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 12 in G Sharp Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 13 in F Sharp Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 1 in C Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 2 in A Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 2 in A Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 3 in G Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 3 in G Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 4 in E Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 4 in E Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 5 in D Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 18 in F Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 19 in E Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 20 in C Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 20 in C Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 22 in G Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 22 in G Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 23 in F Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 14 in E Flat Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 23 in F Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 24 in D Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 24 in D Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 14 in E Flat Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 15 in D Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 16 in B Flat Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 16 in B Flat Minor
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 17 in A Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Fugue No. 17 in A Flat Major
• 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Prelude No. 18 in F Minor

CD 1:
No. 1 in C major
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in G major
No. 4 in E minor
No. 5 in D major
No. 6 in B minor
No. 7 in A major
No. 8 in F sharp minor
No. 9 in E major
No. 10 in C sharp minor
No. 11 in B major
No. 12 in G sharp minor
No. 13 in F sharp major

CD 2:
No. 14 in E flat minor
No. 15 in D flat major
No. 16 in B flat minor
No. 17 in A flat major
No. 18 in F minor
No. 19 in E flat major
No. 20 in C minor
No. 21 in B flat major
No. 22 in G minor
No. 23 in F major
No. 24 in D minor

After Bach's Goldberg Variations, which won him worldwide honours (including a Diapason d'Or), Hannes Minnaar challenges and confronts what has become a 'classic' of the 20th century repertoire: Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, composed in 1951. Here again, the qualities of his pianism, for which he is recognised as one of the leading musicians of our time, come under the spotlight: the diversity of touch and the suppleness between tension and tranquillity to characterise every Prelude and Fugue, the precision of tone, the lack of any affectation, a natural finesse in phrasing and articulation, and a familiarity with the score going hand in hand with a freshness that conjures a sense of improvisation. Here we encounter a new landmark in the crowded field of interpretations of this wonderful music.

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Recorded at Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, MCO-1, Hilversum, 22-24 December 2021 (Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12) & 1-3 May 2022 (Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13-24). Piano: Steinway & Sons model D, No. 584307.