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Lin’s CD “Preludes to a Revolution”, Russian piano music, also on this label was a critical success. Here she concentrates on an extensive work by Shostakovich which has been neglected. She is an exciting pianist and her mastery of the composer’s idiom is singular and compelling.
Dmitry Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
Prelude No. 1 in C major
Fugue No. 1 in C major
Prelude No. 2 in A minor
Fugue No. 2 in A minor
Prelude No. 3 in G major
Fugue No. 3 in G major
Prelude No. 4 in E minor
Fugue No. 4 in E minor
Prelude No. 5 in D major
Fugue No. 5 in D major
Prelude No. 6 in B minor
Fugue No. 6 in B minor
Prelude No. 7 in A major
Fugue No. 7 in A major
Prelude No. 8 in F sharp minor
Fugue No. 8 in F sharp minor
Prelude No. 9 in E major
Fugue No. 9 in E major
Prelude No. 10 in C sharp minor
Fugue No. 10 in C sharp minor
Prelude No. 11 in B major
Fugue No. 11 in B major
Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor
Fugue No. 12 in G sharp minor
Prelude No. 13 in F sharp major
Fugue No. 13 in F sharp major
Prelude No. 14 in E flat minor
Fugue No. 14 in E flat minor
Prelude No. 15 in D flat major
Fugue No. 15 in D flat major
Prelude No. 16 in B flat minor
Fugue No. 16 in B flat major
Prelude No. 17 in A flat major
Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Prelude No. 18 in F minor
Fugue No. 18 in F minor
Prelude No. 19 in E flat major
Fugue No. 19 in E flat major
Prelude No. 20 in C minor
Fugue No. 20 in C minor
Prelude No. 21 in B flat major
Fugue No. 21 in B flat major
Prelude No. 22 in G minor
Fugue No. 22 in G minor
Prelude No. 23 in F major
Fugue No. 23 in F major
Prelude No. 24 in D minor
Fugue No. 24 in D minor
August 2009
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“…Jenny Lin… brings distinct virtues of her own to Shostakovich's supreme contrapuntal opus: above all, a crystalline clarity of phrasing and voice-leading, and a remarkably sensitive range of touch and accent.”
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