Rachmaninov / Giltburg 24 Preludes CD

Written over a period of 18 years, Rachmaninov's sets of Preludes are a mirror and a record of his compositional development. With so rich a variety of character, color, texture, and mood, no two preludes are fully alike, and differentiation of tempo and register ensures that each prelude's character is clearly defined. The first eleven pieces were conceived by Rachmaninov as a single cycle, and their full-hearted Romanticism contrasts with the significantly more angular, modernistic Op. 32. Whether evoking ballad or bell toll, the exotic or folk influences, the Preludes stand in the great tradition of works by Bach and Chopin written in all 24 major and minor keys.

1. Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Pr?lude in C-Sharp minor 2. 10 Preludes, Op. 23 3. 1 in F-Sharp minor: Largo 4. No. 2 in B-Flat Major: Maestoso 5. No. 3 in D minor: Tempo Di Minuetto 6. No. 4 in D Major: Andante Cantabile 7. No. 5 in G minor: Alla Marcia 8. No. 6 in E-Flat Major: Andante 9. No. 7 in C minor: Allegro 10. No. 8 in A-Flat Major: Allegro Vivace 11. No. 9 in E-Flat minor: Presto 12. No. 10 in G-Flat Major: Largo 13. 13 Pr?ludes, Op. 32 14. No. 1 in C Major: Allegro Vivace 15. No. 2 in B-Flat minor: Allegretto 16. No. 3 in E Major: Allegro Vivace 17. No. 4 in E minor: Allegro Con Brio 18. No. 5 in G Major: Moderato 19. No. 6 in F minor: Allegro Appassionato 20. No. 7 in F Major: Moderato 21. No. 8 in a Minor: Vivo 22. No. 9 in a Major: Allegro Moderato 23. No. 10 in B minor: Lento 24. No. 11 in B Major: Allegretto 25. No. 12 in G-Sharp minor: Allegro