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On his 2025 album, Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes Op. 28 are inspiration and centrepiece of this recording. For Lisiecki, Chopin was a master of the short form who brought the prelude out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Chopin's pieces are complemented and contrasted with selected preludes by other composers from across three centuries, each representing a pinnacle of achievement in the genre - from Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff to Górecki. Lisiecki seeks to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble prelude that takes the audience on a musical expedition through these kaleidoscopic miniatures. Prelude in A flat major B. 86. Presto Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude in C major BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude in D minor op. 23/3. Tempo di minuetto Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Préludes pour piano Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), No. 1: La colombe. Lent expressif d'une sonorité très enveloppée, No. 2: Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste. Lent et triste, No. 3: Le nombre léger. Vif et léger, Frédéric Chopin, Prelude in C sharp minor op. 45. Sostenuto Frédéric Chopin, Prelude in C sharp minor op. 3/2. Lento Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude op. 1/1. Molto agitato, Henryk Górecki (1933-2010), Prelude op. 1/4. Molto allegro quasi presto, Prelude in C minor BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude in G minor op. 23/5. Alla marcia Sergei Rachmaninoff, Preludes op. 28 Frédéric Chopin, No. 1 in C major. Agitato, No. 2 in A minor. Lento, No. 3 in G major. Vivace, No. 4 in E minor. Largo, No. 5 in D major. Allegro molto, No. 6 in B minor. Lento assai, No. 7 in A major. Andantino, No. 8 in F sharp minor. Molto agitato, No. 9 in E major. Largo, No. 10 in C sharp minor. Allegro molto, No. 11 in B major. Vivace, No. 12 in G sharp minor. Presto, No. 13 in F sharp major. Lento, No. 14 in E flat minor. Allegro, No. 15 in D flat major. Sostenuto, No. 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco, No. 17 in A flat major. Allegretto, No. 18 in F minor. Allegro molto, No. 19 in E flat major. Vivace, No. 20 in C minor. Largo, No. 21 in B flat major. Cantabile, No. 22 in G minor. Molto agitato, No. 23 in F major. Moderato, No. 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato
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