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The cycle of Chopin's Preludes Op. 28 and the 2 posthumous preludes No. 25 in C Sharp Minor Op. 45 and No. 26 in A Flat Major B. 86 are based on contrasts. Contrasts of expression, dynamics, rhythm and colour, revealing romanticism in it's full element of emotional instability, but at the same time the cycle reveals a coherence which comes from the fact that the preludes have been built around the twenty-four keys, twelve major and twelve minor, chasing the ideas of fullness which are present in Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, that inspired Chopin during that winter. The fact that his musical idols were Bach and Mozart perhaps explains his classic quality ever present in his ultra-Romantic music. Chopin's first Prelude in C Major, for example, clearly mirrors the C Major Prelude of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier and on the other hand Chopin's counterpoint, which is so Bachian, revealing sometimes elements that bring back Mozart and his way of designing the melodic lines of his operas where the sopranos sing melodies as if they were being transported by the wind.

Tracklist:

  1. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 1 In C Major, B. 124
  2. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 2 In A Major, B. 123
  3. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 3 In G Major, B. 107
  4. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 In E Minor, B. 123
  5. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 5 In D Major, B. 107
  6. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 In B Minor, B. 107
  7. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 In A Major, B. 100
  8. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 8 In F-Sharp Minor, B. 107
  9. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 9 In E Major, B. 107
  10. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 10 In C-Sharp Minor, B. 123
  11. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 11 In B Major, B. 107
  12. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12i N G-Sharp Minor, B. 107
  13. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F-Sharp Major, B. 107
  14. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In E-Flat Minor, B. 107
  15. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D-Flat Major, B. 107
  16. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B-Flat Minor, B. 107
  17. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A-Flat Major, B. 100
  18. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F Minor, B. 107
  19. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 In E-Flat Major, B. 107
  20. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 In C Minor, B. 107
  21. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 21 In B-Flat Major, B. 123
  22. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 22 In G Minor, B. 107
  23. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 23 In F Major, B. 107
  24. Preludes, Op. 28: No. 24 In D Minor, B. 107
  25. Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45, B. 141
  26. Prelude In A-Flat Major, B. 86
  27. Mazurkas Op.17, B. 77: No. 1 In B-Flat Major
  28. Mazurkas Op.17, B. 77: No. 2 In E Minor
  29. Mazurkas Op.17, B. 77: No. 3 In A-Flat Major
  30. Mazurkas Op.17, B. 77: No. 4 In A Minor
  31. Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66, B. 87
  32. Berceuse In D-Flat Major, Op. 57, B. 154

UPC: 880040214120
Label: Quartz
Release Date: 2.18.22
Format: CD

SKU: 147959
UPC: 880040214120