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klavieronin

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I'll want to lay a few ground rules to make more interesting. First, preludes only, no fugues, no etudes. It has to be a single album or opus number (so that rules out Rachmaninoff). It has to be in all major and minor keys. A cycle of 25 like Alkan's where the first and last prelude is in the same key is acceptable.

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Re: Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

Reply #1 on: April 12, 2020, 08:10:33 AM

One of my favorites is Hummel op. 67.
They represent the only kind of classism I can stand: Very short and with a touch of romaticism

Another one of course is Shosty's op 34.

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klavieronin

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Re: Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

Reply #2 on: April 12, 2020, 09:21:31 AM

I haven't heard Hummel's. I'll have to check it out.

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Re: Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

Reply #3 on: April 15, 2020, 06:06:47 AM

Well, my favorite cycle is Scriabin's op.11.

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Reply #4 on: April 15, 2020, 12:50:16 PM

Wow, that Hummel cycle is great. It could make a nice warm-up routine.

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Reply #5 on: April 15, 2020, 01:34:58 PM

I mean the Chopin Preludes probably have to take the cake for me. They are just so damn gorgeous, varied, well-written and fun to play.

I'm not super familiar with the Scriabin cycle yet-have only listened to about half of it-but it would probably be my number 2 at the moment!

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Re: Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

Reply #6 on: April 16, 2020, 02:07:59 AM

I think at the moment my favourite might be York Bowen Op.102, but Kapustin Op.53, Scriabin Op.11, and Shostakovich Op.34 are also up there. Felix Blumenfeld Op.17 is also worth mentioning, I think.

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Reply #7 on: April 16, 2020, 09:31:46 PM

Gaw toughy for sure but one of my top contender
Medins, 24 Dainas/Preludes . Oooooh so gosh darny freagin good!!

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Re: Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

Reply #8 on: April 17, 2020, 02:49:07 AM

Quote from: visitor on April 16, 2020, 09:31:46 PM

Gaw toughy for sure but one of my top contender
Medins, 24 Dainas/Preludes . Oooooh so gosh darny freagin good!!

Very nice indeed!

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