Ten Preludes, op. 23 / Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Howard Shelley

Ten Preludes, Op.23 and Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op.3 are collections of solo piano pieces by Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1901–1903 and 1892 respectively. They exemplify late-Romantic piano writing with richly chromatic harmonies, expansive melodic gestures and virtuosic textures, and serve as a bridge between his early and middle compositional periods while forming part of the standard concert piano repertoire.
First released: June 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 1 in F-sharp minor
    3:40
  2. 2.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 2 in B-flat major
    3:38
  3. 3.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 3 in D minor
    3:11
  4. 4.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 4 in D major
    4:49
  5. 5.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor
    4:15
  6. 6.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 6 in E-flat major
    3:49
  7. 7.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 7 in C minor
    2:37
  8. 8.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 8 in A-flat major
    3:30
  9. 9.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 9 in E-flat minor
    2:03
  10. 10.
    Ten Preludes, op. 23: No. 10 in G-flat major
    4:10
  11. 11.
    Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 1. Elégie
    5:52
  12. 12.
    Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-sharp minor
    5:31
  13. 13.
    Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 3. Mélodie
    5:06
  14. 14.
    Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 4. Polichinelle
    3:13
  15. 15.
    Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3: No. 5. Sérénade
    4:18

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