PRE-ORDER: EXPECTED TO SHIP 14 MARCH
Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki presents an album that puts the focus on the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Lisiecki himself refers how he is seeking 'to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble prelude' that takes 'the audience on a musical expedition'. Composers from multiple eras, whose works are featured, include Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff, Górecki and of course Chopin, who is known for having reinvented the prelude with his iconic '24 Preludes, Op. 28'.
Track Listing:
1. Prélude in A-flat Major, B86 (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
2. The well-tempered clavier, book 1, Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV846 (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Jan Lisiecki
3. Prelude in D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3 (Sergei Rachmaninov) - Jan Lisiecki
4. 6 préludes, La Colombe (Olivier Messiaen) - Jan Lisiecki
5. 6 préludes, Chant D'extase Dans Un Paysage Triste (Olivier Messiaen) - Jan Lisiecki
6. 6 préludes, Le Nombre Léger (Olivier Messiaen) - Jan Lisiecki
7. Prélude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45 (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
8. Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (Sergei Rachmaninov) - Jan Lisiecki
9. Preludes, op. 1, No. 1. Molto Agitato (Henryk Górecki) - Jan Lisiecki
10. Preludes, op. 1, No. 4. Molto Allegro Quasi Presto (Henryk Górecki) - Jan Lisiecki
11. The well-tempered clavier, book 1, Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV847 (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Jan Lisiecki
12. Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Sergei Rachmaninov) - Jan Lisiecki
13. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 1 in C Major. Agitato (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
14. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 2 in a Minor. Lento (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
15. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 3 in G Major. Vivace (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
16. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 4 in E Minor. Largo (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
17. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 5 in D Major. Molto Allegro (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
18. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 6 in B Minor. Lento Assai (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
19. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 7 in a Major. Andantino (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
20. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 8 in F-sharp Minor. Molto Agitato (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
21. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 9 in E Major. Largo (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
22. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 10 in C-sharp Minor. Molto Allegro (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
23. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 11 in B Major. Vivace (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
24. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 12 in G-sharp Minor. Presto (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
25. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 13 in F-sharp Major. Lento (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
26. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 14 in E-flat Minor. Allegro (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
27. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 15 in D-flat Major, 'Raindrop' (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
28. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 16 in B-flat Minor. Presto Con Fuoco (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
29. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 17 in A-flat Major. Allegretto (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
30. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 18 in F Minor. Molto Allegro (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
31. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 19 in E-flat Major. Vivace (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
32. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor. Largo (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
33. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 21 in B-flat Major. Cantabile (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
34. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 22 in G Minor. Molto Agitato (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
35. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 23 in F Major. Moderato (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki
36. 24 preludes, op. 28, No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro Appassionato (Frederic Chopin) - Jan Lisiecki