🇷🇺Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ： 24 Preludes and Fugues No.13 in Ges-Dur Op.87-13

No. 13 shifts its musical focus from the Prelude’s fluid and tranquil manner to the Fugue’s intricate dialogue. In the Prelude, the natural breathing of the melody and the changing harmony should be shaped with care, while the transparency created by avoiding excessive weight in the texture is a key attraction. In the Fugue that follows, the successive appearances of the subject in each voice and the exchanges between the voices should be made clear. Performers should preserve the subject’s profile without allowing the inner voices to disappear, while maintaining the distinct character of both movements and bringing the work together as a single, coherent flow.