24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87 Hannes Minnaar

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87:
• 1 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 1 in C Major 03:00
• 2 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 1 in C Major 03:11
• 3 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A Minor 01:00
• 4 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 2 in A Minor 01:21
• 5 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 3 in G Major 01:36
• 6 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 3 in G Major 01:52
• 7 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor 03:20
• 8 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 4 in E Minor 04:33
• 9 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 5 in D Major 01:37
• 10 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 5 in D Major 01:41
• 11 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 6 in B Minor 01:41
• 12 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 6 in B Minor 04:46
• 13 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 7 in A Major 01:27
• 14 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 7 in A Major 02:16
• 15 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp Minor 01:13
• 16 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 8 in F Sharp Minor 07:13
• 17 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 9 in E Major 02:37
• 18 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 9 in E Major 01:28
• 19 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp Minor 02:13
• 20 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 10 in C Sharp Minor 05:25
• 21 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 11 in B Major 01:15
• 22 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 11 in B Major 02:07
• 23 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp Minor 04:27
• 24 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 12 in G Sharp Minor 03:36
• 25 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major 02:43
• 26 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 13 in F Sharp Major 05:09
• 27 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 14 in E Flat Minor 04:38
• 28 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 14 in E Flat Minor 02:51
• 29 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major 02:59
• 30 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 15 in D Flat Major 01:47
• 31 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 16 in B Flat Minor 02:58
• 32 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 16 in B Flat Minor 07:18
• 33 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 17 in A Flat Major 01:52
• 34 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 17 in A Flat Major 03:35
• 35 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 18 in F Minor 02:23
• 36 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 18 in F Minor 03:04
• 37 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major 02:19
• 38 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 19 in E Flat Major 02:08
• 39 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 20 in C Minor 04:28
• 40 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 20 in C Minor 05:07
• 41 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major 01:17
• 42 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major 02:58
• 43 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 22 in G Minor 02:13
• 44 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 22 in G Minor 03:48
• 45 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 23 in F Major 03:44
• 46 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 23 in F Major 03:23
• 47 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 24 in D Minor 04:16
• 48 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 24 in D Minor 08:14
• Total Runtime 02:30:07

Info for 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87

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.

Hannes Minnaar, piano

Hannes Minnaar
studied piano with Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory, concluding his studies with distinction in 2009. He won prizes at the Concours de Genève and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.

Minnaar has performed as a soloist with various orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona, under conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Eliahu Inbal and Marin Alsop.

Hannes was awarded a Fellowship by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in 2011. His three solo albums are highly acclaimed. His debut album was awarded an Edison and Gramophone published a full-page article about this album. The same magazine wrote about his second album Bach inspirations: “After Minnaar’s debut disc, this makes two hits in a row”. BBC Music Magazine selected it as “Instrumental choice of the month” with 5 stars. His third album with piano music of Gabriel Fauré received rave reviews by both national and international press. Gramophone wrote: “Minnaar’s identification with this unique realm of music is complete and his deeply felt interpretations shine with clarity and infinite nuance.”

In 2016 Hannes has received the Dutch Music Award. This award is the highest honor that can be bestowed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to a musician working in the field of classical music.

Minnaar has recorded all of Beethoven’s piano concertos for Challenge Classics, together with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and Jan Willem de Vriend. The Fifth (Emperor) was given the accolade of BBC Radio 3’s ‘Building a Library’ recommended recording in 2019. Minnaar made his Meesterpianisten series debut in April 2019 in de Main Hall of the Concertgebouw.

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