24 Preludes, Op 34 (Shostakovich)

from Shostakovich: Preludes & Piano Sonatas (CDA68267)

1 Moderato [1'50]
2 Allegretto [0'47]
3 Andante [2'07]
4 Moderato [3'02]
5 Allegro vivace [0'25]
6 Allegretto [1'17]
7 Andante [1'43]
8 Allegretto [1'00]
9 Presto [0'39]
10 Moderato non troppo [1'56]
11 Allegretto [0'48]
12 Allegro non troppo [1'13]
13 Moderato [2'13]
14 Adagio [2'34]
15 Allegretto [0'57]
16 Andantino [1'09]
17 Largo [2'47]
18 Allegretto [0'50]
19 Andantino [1'49]
20 Allegretto furioso [0'39]
21 Allegretto poco moderato [0'38]
22 Adagio [2'47]
23 Moderato [1'01]
24 Allegretto [1'30]

35 minutes 41 seconds 24 tracks

‘Enter Andrey Gugnin, of whose piano-playing it’s all but impossible to get enough … Gugnin moves between these vividly delineated miniatures so effortlessly that William Kapell’s 1945 recording ...

BBC Music Magazine
‘Moscow-trained Andrey Gugnin’s name will be seared into your brain after hearing his Shostakovich. The Op 34 Preludes are electrifying: mercurial brilliance, stunning articulation and an astonishing ...