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Sergey Rachmaninoff: Preludes

Rachmaninov wrote 24 preludes for piano, divided on three opus numbers, between 1892 and 1910. The first prelude, in C-sharp minor, is part of the Op. 3 set called Morceaux de Fantasie.
It has become one of Rachmaninoff’s most famous pieces. The composer himself expressed some regret that he was more or less forced to play the piece, which reminded him of the church bells of his childhood, in almost every recital he gave.
The remaining twenty-three preludes of Op. 23 and Op. 32 are from the composer’s happiest decade.
In the two years before the first set was published (1903) he had made his great success with the Second Piano Concerto and finally been married to his beloved Natalia after many years of despair and depression.
Some of the pieces of this set are clearly reminiscent of the Second Concerto. The pieces in the Op. 32 set, composed in a nineteen-day period in 1910, are wider ranging in expression and length.
Some of the more popular pieces of this set are No. 5 in G major, No. 8 in A minor and No. 12 in G-sharp minor.

Sheet Music Downloads:

Title	Key	Published	Type	Level
Prelude - op 23 no 1	F-sharp Minor	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 2	B-flat Major	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 3	D Minor	1903	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 4	D Major	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 5	G Minor	1901	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 6	E-flat Major	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 7	C Minor	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 8	A-flat Major	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 9	E-flat Major	-	Piece	8+
Prelude - op 23 no 10	G-flat Major	-	Piece	8+

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