The Art of the Prelude on 180g Double LP!
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On his 2025 album, Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes Op. 28 are inspiration and centrepiece of this recording. For Lisiecki, Chopin was a "master of the short form" who "brought the prelude out of the shadows and into the spotlight." Chopin's pieces are complemented and contrasted with selected preludes by other composers from across three centuries, each representing a pinnacle of achievement in the genre - from Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff to Górecki. Lisiecki seeks "to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble prelude" that takes "the audience on a musical expedition" through these kaleidoscopic miniatures.
Features
- 180g Vinyl
- Double LP
- Gatefold Jacket
- Made in Germany
Musicians
| Jan Lisiecki | piano |
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Selections
LP 1 - Side A
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
- Prelude in A flat major, B. 86. Presto
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Prelude in C major, BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
- Prelude in D minor, op. 23/3. Tempo di minuetto
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Préludes pour piano
- No. 1: La colombe. Lent, expressif, d'une sonorité très enveloppée
- No. 2: Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste. Lent et triste
- No. 3: Le nombre léger. Vif et léger
Frédéric Chopin
- Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 45. Sostenuto
LP 1 - Side B:
Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3/2. Lento
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
- Prelude, op. 1/1. Molto agitato
- Prelude, op. 1/4. Molto allegro quasi presto
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Prelude in G minor, op. 23/5. Alla marcia
LP 2 - Side A:
Frédéric Chopin
Preludes, op. 28
- No. 1 in C major. Agitato
- No. 2 in A minor. Lento
- No. 3 in G major. Vivace
- No. 4 in E minor. Largo
- No. 5 in D major. Allegro molto
- No. 6 in B minor. Lento assai
- No. 7 in A major. Andantino
- No. 8 in F sharp minor. Molto agitato
- No. 9 in E major. Largo
- No. 10 in C sharp minor. Allegro molto
- No. 11 in B major. Vivace
- No. 12 in G sharp minor. Presto
- No. 13 in F sharp major. Lento
- No. 14 in E flat minor. Allegro
LP 2 - Side B:
- No. 15 in D flat major. Sostenuto
- No. 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco
- No. 17 in A flat major. Allegretto
- No. 18 in F minor. Allegro molto
- No. 19 in E flat major. Vivace
- No. 20 in C minor. Largo
- No. 21 in B flat major. Cantabile
- No. 22 in G minor. Molto agitato
- No. 23 in F major. Moderato
- No. 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato
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