Favorite prelude?

[phil13]

Hey everybody.

There are a lot of preludes out there (Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Bach come to mind). I want to know what your favorites are and why. (just out of curiosity I guess...) Post the composer, opus number, and name if it has one. You can list as many as you wish. My personal favorites are:

Chopin: Prelude Op.28 No.15 'Raindrop', Op.28 No.4 in E minor, Op.28 No.10 in C# minor

Debussy: Preludes "The Sunken Cathedral", "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair", "Puck's Dance"

Scriabin: Prelude Op.11 No.14 in E-flat minor

Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op.32 No.5 in G major, Op.32 No.10 in B minor, Op.32 No.12 in G# minor, Op.23 No.4 in D major, Op.23 No.5 in G minor

Bach: WTC Prelude in C minor Book I, B-flat Major Book I

Thanks,

Phil

[pseudopianist]

Bach: F# minor WTC Book 2, C major Book 1, D major book 1
Chopin: 1,8,16,18,20,21,
Scriabin: Op11: 1 and 11

[pooguy77]

Bach - Prelude in C Minor, WTC I
Ginastera - Prelude No. 6 - Tribute to Roberto Garcia Morillo
Kabalevsky - Prelude No. 2 in A MInor
MacDowell - Prelude from First and Second Modern Suite
Gerswhin - Prelude No. 1
Villa-Lobos - Preludio from Bachinas Brasileras No. 4
Debussy -  Prelude from Pour Le Piano

[pita bread]

Scriabin Op. 74
Ravel Prelude (1913)
Kapustin Jazz Etude #1 "Prelude"

[Skeptopotamus]

Chopin Op. 28 No. 15
Debussy Book II No. 2
Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 32 No. 12

[Siberian Husky]

Showpan 28/24..."The Chase"..cant top that

[sharon_f]

Villa-Lobos - Preludio from Bachinas Brasileras No. 4

Absolutely.

[planetdave]

Scriabin: Op.42,5 Affanato- I'm still catching my breath.
Also Op.67,2- never before have I encountered a piece that actually makes me feel like I'm being pulled to the ground (with its descending chromatic planing).
Bach: WTC 1- F Minor. WTC 2- C Major.

[phil13]

I think Op.42 No.5 is an etude, but it's intensely beautiful nonetheless.

[planetdave]

Oh yes! You're right. Oops 
Speaking of being pulled to the ground, have a look at this: https://www.kurtwenner.com/images/diesira.jpg
How 'bout being pulled into Hell?

[mlsmithz]

Let's see....

Bach: WTC Book I, C-sharp major, D major, E-flat major, F-sharp minor, A minor, WTC Book II, C minor, C-sharp major, English Suite No.4, English Suite No.5

Chopin: Op.28 No.1 in C major, No.5 in D major, No.19 in E-flat major

Debussy: Prelude from Suite bergamasque, Prelude from Pour le piano

Rachmaninov: Op.23 No.3 in D minor, No.5 in G minor, No.6 in E-flat major, Op.32 No.3 in E major, No.5 in G major, No.8 in A minor, No.10 in B minor, No.11 in B major

Shostakovich: Op.34 No.9 in E major, No.14 in E-flat minor, No.19 in E-flat major, No.20 in C minor, No.22 in G minor, No.23 in F major, No.24 in D minor; Op.87 No.5 in D major, No.9 in E major, No.11 in B major, No.17 in A-flat major, No.18 in F minor, No.20 in C minor, No.21 in B-flat major, No.22 in G minor, No.23 in F major

And why?  Various reasons.

[burstroman]

Ravel's Prelude is soothing.