Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric François Chopin, Henryk Gorecki, Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen, Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Jan Lisiecki
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4866018
Release: 2025
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Chopin: Prelude in A-Flat Major, KK IVb/7
01. Presto con leggierezza
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
02. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/1
Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes, Op. 23
03. No. 3 in D Minor. Tempo di minuetto
Messiaen: Préludes
04. I. La colombe
05. II. Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste
06. III. Le nombre léger
07. Chopin: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45. Sostenuto
08. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2
Gorecki: 4 Preludes, Op. 1
09. No. 1, Molto agitato
10. No. 4, Molto allegro quasi presto
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
11. Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847/1
Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes, Op. 23
12. No. 5 in G Minor. Alla marcia
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
13. No. 1 in C Major. Agitato
14. No. 2 in A Minor. Lento
15. No. 3 in G Major. Vivace
16. No. 4 in E Minor. Largo
17. No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro
18. No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai
19. No. 7 in A Major. Andantino
20. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
21. No. 9 in E Major. Largo
22. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Molto allegro
23. No. 11 in B Major. Vivace
24. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
25. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Lento
26. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Allegro
27. No. 15 in D-Flat Major “Raindrop Prelude”
28. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
29. No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
30. No. 18 in F Minor. Molto allegro
31. No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Vivace
32. No. 20 in C Minor. Largo
33. No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Cantabile
34. No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato
35. No. 23 in F Major. Moderato
36. No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato
Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki’s upcoming album puts the focus on the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Lisiecki himself refers how he is seeking “to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble Prelude” that takes “the audience on a musical expedition”. Composers from multiple eras, whose works are featured, include Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninov, Górecki and of course Chopin, who is known for having reinvented the prelude with his iconic 24 Preludes Op. 28.
