Tatiana Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in e minor

[lostpianist]

I was taught piano by Bach in 2077 after his resurrection, shortly before I killed my own grandfather as an April fool gag devised at the battle of Agincourt. Henry II was such a grouse.

[theigmofoles]

Me too. I believe Nikolayeva was the inspiration - Shostakovich wrote these preludes and fugues for Nikolayeva after he heard her play the Bach preludes and fugues.

[piratillacibernetico]

my favorite version

[SyriaMosque]

No, we do not know the important date of this recording. It would be good to know, given the histories and age of hands and mind.

And yet, given history, perhaps it does not matter so much as we of little history enter into its memory.

[pangaea611]

wow she was my teacher's teacher :) although she switches rhythm a lot... i'm not fond of that

[Baronski13]

@pangaea611 Mine too! =] =]

[pangaea611]

@Baronski13 who was your teacher? :)

[Baronski13]

@pangaea611 Bair Shagdaron. He graduated from Moscow Conservatory in '84 and was her assistant professor from '88 until she died. So lucky to have been under his tutelage and through him, hers! He talks about her all the time, but actually after watching this video, I've realized that they play quite differently!

Who was your teacher?

[hohohee1]

@pangaea611 who was your teacher ?? NIKOLAI LUGANSKY you LIAR !!!!!!

[rinpoche256]

Thanks so much for uploading this and other Tatiana performances of the Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues. They are wonderful!

[BrucknerMotet]

3:09 - Fugue begins here. (please "thumbs up" this comment so it will appear at the top and thus be a useful comment)

[hohohee1]

@BrucknerMotet useless comment yes... attention whore yes.. fag yes...

[BrucknerMotet]

@hohohee1 The prelude and fugue are 2 separate parts. Click on 3:09 to "fast forward" to the fugue. Kind of like hitting "next track" on a CD player. By freely typing my comment, I have graciously given the community a useful tool. Q.E.D. Yes.

[lovesGenet]

This is the one that stays with you! No matter who plays it!

[alextierno98]

Please add the recording details ...  Nikolaeva probably has 3 recordings of the full Prelude & Fugue suite,