Rachmaninoff: 24 Préludes
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- Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
- Editor: Dominik Rahmer
- Fingering: Marc-André Hamelin (1961-)
- Instrumentation: Piano
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- Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches
- Pages: 117
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Based on the Prélude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 written in 1892 that quickly became world-famous, Rachmaninoff composed a further two collections of Préludes in the years up to 1910. These were also published as a complete volume in 1911. Based on the corresponding models by Chopin, Scriabin and their great forerunner J.S. Bach they comprise a cycle of 24 Préludes in all Major and Minor keys, but unlike the other ones are not organized systematically according to keys. A final highlight of late Romantic piano music, which no pianist can ignore!
Works:
- Prélude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
- Prélude in F-sharp Minor, Op. 23, No. 1
- Prélude in B-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 2
- Prélude in D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3
- Prélude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
- Prélude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5
- Prélude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6
- Prélude in C Minor, Op. 23, No. 7
- Prélude in A-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 8
- Prélude in E-flat Minor, Op. 23, No. 9
- Prélude in G-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 10
- Préludes, Op. 32