Twenty-Four Preludes

by Sergey Rakhmaninov / Moura Lympany

Twenty-Four Preludes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Standing as one of the first complete recorded cycles of these demanding piano miniatures, this release highlights immense technical facility and sweeping emotional range. The pianist masterfully handles the massive chordal structures and dark, deeply entrenched Russian melancholy that characterize the compositions.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. No. 1 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 - Lento
  2. No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23 No. 1 - Largo
  3. No. 3 In B-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 2 - Maestoso
  4. No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 23 No. 3 - Tempo di minuetto
  5. No. 5 In D Major, Op. 23 No. 4 - Andante cantabile
  6. No. 6 In G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 - Alla marcia
  7. No. 7 In E-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 6 - Andante
  8. No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 23 No. 7 - Allegro
  9. No. 9 In A-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 8 - Allegro vivace
  10. No. 10 In E-Flat Minor, Op. 23 No. 9 - Presto
  11. No. 11 In G-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 10 - Largo
  12. No. 12 In C Major, Op. 32 No. 1 - Allegro vivace
  13. No. 13 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 32 No. 2 - Allegretto
  14. No. 14 In E Major, Op. 32 No. 3 - Allegro vivace
  15. No. 15 In E Minor, Op. 32 No. 4 - Allegro con brio
  16. No. 16 In G Major, Op. 32 No. 5 - Moderato
  17. No. 17 In F Minor, Op. 32 No. 6 - Appassionato
  18. No. 18 In B Major, Op. 32 No. 7 - Lento
  19. No. 19 In A Minor, Op. 32 No. 8 - Vivo
  20. No. 20 In A Major, Op. 32 No. 9 - Allegro moderato
  21. No. 21 In B Minor, Op. 32 No. 10 - Lento
  22. No. 22 In B Major, Op. 32 No. 11 - Allegretto
  23. No. 23 In G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12 - Allegro
  24. No. 24 In D-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 13 - Grave

Credits

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - primary artist, composed by
  • Dame Moura Lympany - primary artist, piano
  • Trevor Fisher - sleeve notes

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