Download or read book 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 for Piano: Sheet written by and published by Edition Peters. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950 Dmitri Shostakovich travelled to Leipzig to judge a piano competition held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death. One of the contestents, Tatiana Nikolayeva, came prepared to perform any one of Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier upon request. She went on to win the Gold Medal. The following year, Shostakovich completed his own set of 24 Preludes and Fugues, one in each key, dedicated to Nikolayeva. Volume 2 of the classic Edition Peters edition of this twentieth century solo piano masterpiece, contains Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 Nos. 13-24.