Favourite 24 Prelude Cycle

[klavieronin]

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.

[outin]

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.

[klavieronin]

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

[edge_of_sanity]

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

[andrewuk]

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

[chrismaninoff]

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!

[klavieronin]

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.

[visitor]

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

[klavieronin]

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

Very nice indeed!