Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues Sofia Sacco

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 -1975): 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87:
• 1 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 1 in C Major 02:54
• 2 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 1 in C Major 03:21
• 3 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A Minor 00:53
• 4 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 2 in A Minor 01:23
• 5 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 3 in G Major 01:53
• 6 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 3 in G Major 01:50
• 7 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor 02:55
• 8 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 4 in E Minor 04:54
• 9 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 5 in D Major 01:57
• 10 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 5 in D Major 01:42
• 11 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 6 in B Minor 01:43
• 12 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 6 in B Minor 04:00
• 13 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 7 in A Major 01:22
• 14 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 7 in A Major 02:29
• 15 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 8 in F Sharp Minor 01:16
• 16 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 8 in F Sharp Minor 06:59
• 17 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 9 in E Major 02:59
• 18 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 9 in E Major 01:32
• 19 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 10 in C Sharp Minor 02:08
• 20 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 10 in C Sharp Minor 05:07
• 21 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 11 in B Major 01:24
• 22 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 11 in B Major 02:07
• 23 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 12 in G Sharp Minor 03:46
• 24 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 12 in G Sharp Minor 04:00
• 25 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp Major 02:36
• 26 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 13 in F Sharp Major 04:20
• 27 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 14 in E Flat Minor 04:32
• 28 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 14 in E Flat Minor 02:27
• 29 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 15 in D Flat Major 03:06
• 30 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 15 in D Flat Major 01:47
• 31 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 16 in B Flat Minor 02:41
• 32 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 16 in B Flat Minor 07:15
• 33 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 17 in A Flat Major 01:55
• 34 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 17 in A Flat Major 03:42
• 35 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 18 in F Minor 02:16
• 36 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 18 in F Minor 03:20
• 37 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 19 in E Flat Major 02:03
• 38 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 19 in E Flat Major 02:30
• 39 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 20 in C Minor 03:46
• 40 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 20 in C Minor 04:53
• 41 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 21 in B Flat Major 01:20
• 42 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major 02:57
• 43 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 22 in G Minor 02:01
• 44 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 22 in G Minor 03:45
• 45 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 23 in F Major 02:51
• 46 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 23 in F Major 03:11
• 47 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 24 in D Minor 03:38
• 48 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 24 in D Minor 07:16
• Total Runtime 02:24:42

Info for Shostakovich: The Preludes & Fugues

Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues are considered one of the most profound and technically demanding collections of piano music of the 20th century. This masterpiece of harmonic exploration and emotional depth comprises 24 pairs of preludes and fugues and was dedicated to the great Soviet Bach interpreter Tatiana Nikolayeva. Among numerous other honors, Italian pianist Sofia Sacco was a City Music Foundation Artist for 2024-2026, a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music (both in London), and an Artist in Residence at the Società del Quartetto di Bergamo. A video recording in collaboration with Fly on the Wall Productions will be released alongside the album.

Sofia Sacco, piano

Sofia Sacco
Italian pianist Sofia Sacco played extensively throughout Europe and Asia. She appeared as soloist in more than 100 recitals in Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and China with latest appearances at prestigious venues including Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig, Pushkin House in London, Villa Reale in Monza, Centro Cultural Retiro in Madrid among others. She recently toured China giving recitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Changsha, Changchun, Hangzhou, Shenzhen. She appeared with the Pollini Symphony Orchestra, the Audentia Ensemble, Orchestra delle Tre Venezie and the Timía Chamber Orchestra. Sofia is the recipient of the Francis Simms Prize and first prize winner of the Bach International Music Competition and A. Baldi IPC.

Sofia began playing the piano at the age of 6 in Padua with M. Lazzarin, A. Silva and M. Ferrati, and moved to the UK in 2019 to study at the Royal Academy of Music as a scholarship student with R. Hayroudinoff. After completing her Master of Arts and Professional Diploma, Sofia was appointed Hodgson Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music for two consecutive years, and was awarded the Aud Jebsen Fellowship for 2024/2025. She is generously supported by City Music Foundation and was recently nominated CMF Artist 2024-26. Shostakovich’s music is a profound passion and influence for her, and she is committed to play and record all his works for piano – as an Artist in Residence for the Società del Quartetto di Bergamo she will perform his opera omnia in the coming years.

Inquisitive and widely curious, she also graduated in Physics at the University of Padua. Alongside her performing career, Sofia is an enthusiastic teacher, and she currently holds a teaching position at Trinity Music School and Queen’s College, London and at the Royal Academy of Music as part of her fellowship.

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