[No.] 3 [Key] G major [Description] 
The Prelude in G is composed of a juxtaposition of a pesante theme and a lighter quicker theme, the latter quoting a motif from the first movement of Shostakovich's own 10th symphony. The following fugue is the only one set in 6/8 time, although this meter is also shared by the F-sharp Major Prelude.