Calefax plays Shostakovich
Preludes and Fugues
SHOSTAKOVICH Dimitri (1906-1975)
Calefax Reed Quintet
Label : Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Artikelnummer: MDG 619 1185
1 CD Spielzeit : 000:00
CHF 21.00
After attending a concert of the Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva performing Bach's Wohltemperierte Klavier, Shostakovich decided to write a series of 24 preludes and fugues. It is remarkable that, even in a rigid form such as the fugue, the composer shows his own unmistakable style: captivating, melancholy, at times funny and light, but always with a dramatic undertone. The arrangement for Reed Quintet is by Eduard Wesly.