Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) composed his 24 Preludes, op.87, in 1950-51. It is a cyclic work. Each prelude uses each minor or major key of the chromatic scale. They are organized in a circle of fifths like the preludes by Chopin, Hummel, Kessler. The work was inspired by a trip to Leipsig for the celebration of the 200 years after Bach' s death. A new vision at polyphony. I particularly like the simple 22nd prelude for its reflective mood organized like an expiration breath. Once the composition was completed it was dedicated to pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva, a composer's life long close friend who interpreted them at their premiere in Leningrad in 1952. Tatiana Nikolaeva, 1924-1993, great russian pianist (pupil of Alexander Goldenweiser and Evgeny Golubev), pedagogue (professor of Nikolai Lugansky as well) and composer had being playing this work for more than 30 years. She accomplished a brilliant career, her repertoire ranged from Bach to Bartok. Her Bach won international acclaim. I think that Leonardo Cremonini (Bologna 1925) is one of the greatest living painters. I admire his capacity to capture light and the colours, the shades that it conveys; the transpiration and aspirations of people and things; the feeling of a landscape even in its most ungrateful hours like noon. His original idiom is quite obsessed with summer and vacation by the sea, the privileged time when the human body is revealed and soaks in time and loose thoughts. It also often speaks of the <b>...</b>
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