Label : Medici Arts, 2008
Tatiana Nikolayeva, Shostakovich – 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op.87 (DVD)
Run Time: 164 minutes

At the Leipzig Bach Piano Competition held in 1950 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Bach's death, Dmitri Shostakovich was the chief judge. The winning pianist was a 26-year-old Russian, Tatiana Nikolayeva.  The two met and began what was to become a lifelong friendship.

A year later he composed what became his Op. 87, the 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, inspired by Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier which Nikolayeva had played so well in Leipzig. He dedicated the work to her, she premiered it in 1952, and the set became the work with which Nikolayeva was most closely associated.

Forty years later in December 1992 she was filmed playing the work in the BBC studio. The set was then telecast piecemeal over a period of several days during that year's Christmas season. 

Contains:
1. 24 Preludes And Fugues, Op.87    2:30:00 
2. Tatyana Nikolayeva Plays Dmitri Shostakovich: Documentary