Sergey Rachmaninoff
Preludes
Op. 23
About Sergey Rachmaninoff's Preludes
Rachmaninov wrote 24 preludes for piano, divided on three opus numbers, between 1892 and 1910. The first prelude, in C-sharp minor, is part of the Op. 3 set called Morceaux de Fantasie.
It has become one of Rachmaninoff’s most famous pieces. The composer himself expressed some regret that he was more or less forced to play the piece, which reminded him of the church bells of his childhood, in almost every recital he gave.
The remaining twenty-three preludes of Op. 23 and Op. 32 are from the composer’s happiest decade.
In the two years before the first set was published (1903) he had made his great success with the Second Piano Concerto and finally been married to his beloved Natalia after many years of despair and depression.
Some of the pieces of this set are clearly reminiscent of the Second Concerto.
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1. Prelude | F-sharp Minor | 1903 | 8+ |
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2. Prelude | B-flat Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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3. Prelude | D Minor | 1903 | 8+ |
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4. Prelude | D Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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5. Prelude | G Minor | 1901 | 8+ |
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6. Prelude | E-flat Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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7. Prelude | C Minor | 1903 | 8+ |
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8. Prelude | A-flat Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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9. Prelude | E-flat Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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10. Prelude | G-flat Major | 1903 | 8+ |
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