Jan lisiecki –

Preludes

On his 2025 album, Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes Op. 28 are inspiration and centrepiece of this recording. For Lisiecki, Chopin was a "master of the short form" who "brought the prelude out of the shadows and into the spotlight." Chopin's pieces are complemented and contrasted with selected preludes by other composers from across three centuries, each representing a pinnacle of achievement in the genre - from Bach, Messiaen, Rachmaninoff to Górecki. Lisiecki seeks "to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble prelude" that takes "the audience on a musical expedition" through these kaleidoscopic miniatures.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Jan Lisiecki
Released	2025
Music Genre	Classical
Label	DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Condition	New
UPC	028948661381
SKU	al-028948661381

1.1 Prelude in A flat major, B. 86. Presto Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1.2 Prelude in C major, BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1.3 Prelude in D minor, op. 23/3. Tempo di minuetto Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
1.4 Préludes pour piano Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
1.5 No. 1: La colombe. Lent, expressif, d'une sonorité très enveloppée
1.6 No. 2: Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste. Lent et triste
1.7 No. 3: Le nombre léger. Vif et léger
1.8 Frédéric Chopin
1.9 Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 45. Sostenuto Frédéric Chopin
2.1 Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3/2. Lento Sergei Rachmaninoff
2.2 Prelude, op. 1/1. Molto agitato
2.3 Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
2.4 Prelude, op. 1/4. Molto allegro quasi presto
2.5 Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
2.6 Johann Sebastian Bach
2.7 Prelude in G minor, op. 23/5. Alla marcia Sergei Rachmaninoff
3.1 Preludes, op. 28 Frédéric Chopin
3.2 No. 1 in C major. Agitato
3.3 No. 2 in A minor. Lento
3.4 No. 3 in G major. Vivace
3.5 No. 4 in E minor. Largo
3.6 No. 5 in D major. Allegro molto
3.7 No. 6 in B minor. Lento assai
3.8 No. 7 in A major. Andantino
3.9 No. 8 in F sharp minor. Molto agitato
3.10 No. 9 in E major. Largo
3.11 No. 10 in C sharp minor. Allegro molto
3.12 No. 11 in B major. Vivace
3.13 No. 12 in G sharp minor. Presto
3.14 No. 13 in F sharp major. Lento
3.15 No. 14 in E flat minor. Allegro
4.1 No. 15 in D flat major. Sostenuto
4.2 No. 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco
4.3 No. 17 in A flat major. Allegretto
4.4 No. 18 in F minor. Allegro molto
4.5 No. 19 in E flat major. Vivace
4.6 No. 20 in C minor. Largo
4.7 No. 21 in B flat major. Cantabile
4.8 No. 22 in G minor. Molto agitato
4.9 No. 23 in F major. Moderato
4.10 No. 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato