Shostakovich's preludes and fugues
An edition of Shostakovich's preludes and fugues (2010)
contexts, style, performance
By Mark Mazullo
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
eng
Pages
286
Description:
This is a book-length study in English of Shostakovich's largest work for piano, the 'Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87'. Mazullo describes the cultural contexts in which Shostakovich composed, relates the cycle to numerous piano works, and offers individual commentaries on each of the preludes and fugues.