Various Composers - Preludes (Jan Lisiecki)

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• Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in A-Flat Major, KK IVb/7. Presto con leggierezza
• Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/1
• Sergei Rachmaninov - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 3 in D Minor. Tempo di minuetto
• Olivier Messiaen - Préludes
• Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45. Sostenuto
• Sergei Rachmaninov - Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2
• Henryk Gorecki - 4 Preludes, Op. 1: Nos. 1 & 4
• Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847/1
• Sergei Rachmaninov - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor. Alla marcia
• Frédéric Chopin - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major. Agitato

Jan Lisiecki, piano

Date: 2025

Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki releases his new album, focussing on the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Lisiecki himself refers to how he is seeking “to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble Prelude” that takes “the audience on a musical expedition”. For this, he contrasts Chopin’s iconic Op. 28 cycle with preludes by other composers, such as Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff and Górecki. Skillfully highlighting these connections and contrasts, Lisiecki reveals how the genre developed over three centuries.

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