The Chopin Preludes (Complete)

Album by Fryderyk Chopin & Murray Perahia

The Chopin Preludes (Complete) is the complete cycle of 24 preludes for solo piano by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, composed and first published in 1839–1840. These short Romantic-era piano pieces cover all major and minor keys and range from intimate, reflective miniatures to virtuosic showpieces, showcasing innovative harmonic language, concise forms and distinctive pianistic textures that influenced subsequent composers and the development of piano literature.

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  1. 1.
    Prelude No. 1 in C major (Agitato)
  2. 2.
    Prelude No. 2 in A minor (Lenito)
  3. 3.
    Prelude No. 3 in G major (Vivace)
  4. 4.
    Prelude No. 4 in E minor (Largo)
  5. 5.
    Prelude No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto)
  6. 6.
    Prelude No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai)
  7. 7.
    Prelude No. 7 in A major (Andantino)
  8. 8.
    Prelude No. 8 in F-sharp minor (Molto agitato)
  9. 9.
    Prelude No. 9 in E major (Largo)
  10. 10.
    Prelude No. 10 in C-sharp minor (Allegro molto)
  11. 11.
    Prelude No. 11 in B major (Vivace)
  12. 12.
    Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp minor (Presto)
  13. 13.
    Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp Major (Lento)
  14. 14.
    Prelude No. 14 in E-flat minor (Allegro)
  15. 15.
    Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major (Sostenuto)
  16. 16.
    Prelude No. 16 in B-flat minor (Presto con fuoco)
  17. 17.
    Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major (Allegretto)
  18. 18.
    Prelude No. 18 in F minor (Allegro molto)
  19. 19.
    Prelude No. 19 in E-flat major (Vivace)
  20. 20.
    Prelude No. 20 in C minor (Largo)
  21. 21.
    Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major (Cantabile)
  22. 22.
    Prelude No. 22 in G minor (Molto agitato)
  23. 23.
    Prelude No. 23 in F major (Moderato)
  24. 24.
    Prelude No. 24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato)
  25. 25.
    Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45 (Sostenuto)
  26. 26.
    Prelude in A-flat Major Op. Posth (Presto con leggeressa)

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