Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues: Contexts, Style, Performance

Mazullo, Mark

This is the first book-length study of Shostakovich’s Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano, Opus 87. Mark Mazullo explains the cultural context in which Shostakovich composed, relates the cycle to piano works (by Bach, Hindemith, and others), and offers individual commentaries on each of the Preludes and Fugues.

EAN

9780300149432

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2 July 2010

Pages

304