Jan Lisiecki - Preludes (Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Gorecki)

180-gram double LP

Canadian star pianist Jan Lisieki releases a showcase album for preludes

Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki releases his new album, focussing on the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Lisiecki himself refers to how he is seeking "to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble Prelude" that takes "the audience on a musical expedition."

For this, he contrasts Chopin's iconic Op. 28 cycle with preludes by other composers, such as Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff and Górecki. Skillfully highlighting these connections and contrasts, Lisiecki reveals how the genre developed over three centuries.

LP 1 Side A

1. Prelude in A-Flat Major, KK IVb/7. Presto con leggierezza

2. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/1

3. No. 3 in D Minor. Tempo di minuetto

4. I. La colombe

5. II. Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste

6. III. Le nombre léger

7. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45. Sostenuto

LP 1 Side B

1. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2

2. No. 1, Molto agitato

3. No. 4, Molto allegro quasi presto

4. Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847/1

5. No. 5 in G Minor. Alla marcia

LP 2 Side A

1. No. 1 in C Major. Agitato

2. No. 2 in A Minor. Lento

3. No. 3 in G Major. Vivace

4. No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

5. No. 5 in D Major. Molto allegro

6. No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai

7. No. 7 in A Major. Andantino

8. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Molto agitato

9. No. 9 in E Major. Largo

10. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Molto allegro

11. No. 11 in B Major. Vivace

12. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto, 13.No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Lento, 14.No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Allegro

LP 2 Side B

1. No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

2. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco

3. No. 17 in A Flat Major. Allegretto

4. No. 18 in F Minor. Molto allegro

5. No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Vivace

6. No. 20 in C Minor. Largo

7. No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Cantabile

8. No. 22 in G Minor. Molto agitato

9. No. 23 in F Major. Moderato

10. No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionato

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