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    Artist: 
    Jan Lisiecki

    Preludes

    2LP
    €38,99

    Release date: March 14, 2025

    On his new 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.

    Tracklist

    LP1 – Side A
    1. CHOPIN - Prelude in A-Flat Major, KK IVb_7. Presto con leggierezza
    2. J. S. BACH - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846_1
    3. RACHMANINOFF - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 3 in D Minor. Tempo di minuetto
    4. MESSIAEN - Préludes: I. La colombe
    5. MESSIAEN - Préludes: II. Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste
    6. MESSIAEN - Préludes: III. Le nombre léger
    7. CHOPIN - Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45. Sostenuto

    LP1 – Side B
    1. RACHMANINOFF - Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
    2. GÓRECKI - 4 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 Molto Agitato
    3. GÓRECKI - 4 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4 Molto allegro quasi presto
    4. J. S. BACH - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847_1
    5. RACHMANINOFF - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor. Alla marcia

    LP2 – Side A
    1. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
    2. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
    3. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
    4. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
    5. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro
    6. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
    7. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
    8. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
    9. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major. Largo
    10. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Molto allegro
    11. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
    12. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
    13. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Lento
    14. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Allegro

    LP2 – Side B
    15. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"
    16. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
    17. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
    18. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor. Molto allegro
    19. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Vivace
    20. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
    21. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Cantabile
    22. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato
    23. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
    24. CHOPIN - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato

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