Composer: Frédéric François Chopin
Performer: Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Mirare
Catalogue: MIR526
Release: 2022
Size: 1.98 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
24 Preludes, Op. 28
01. No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
02. No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
03. No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
04. No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
05. No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro
06. No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
07. No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
08. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
09. No. 9 in E Major. Largo
10. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Molto allegro
11. No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
12. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
13. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Lento
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Allegro
15. No. 15 in D-Flat Major. Sostenuto “Raindrop”
16. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
17. No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
18. No. 18 in F Minor. Molto allegro
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Vivace
20. No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
21. No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Cantabile
22. No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato
23. No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
24. No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato
25. Fantaisie, Op. 49
26. Berceuse, Op. 57
27. Bacarolle, Op. 60
Chopin’s 24 Préludes, unlike those of Bach, do not precede either fugue or sung chorale. The term underlines the modesty of these short, simply shaped pieces. But these pieces prelude each other, since they form a carefully ordered whole, according to the cycle of fifths, to sweep through the twenty-four major and minor keys.
After his brilliant recording of the Ballades and Scherzos, Abdel Rahman El Bacha continues his virtuoso interpretation of Chopin’s work with these Préludes.