Jan Lisiecki – Preludes (Uk) [LP]

Description

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. Frdric Chopin’s extraordinary 24 Prludes 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 Grecki. Lisiecki seeks “to showcase the broad possibilities of the humble prelude” that takes “the audience on a musical expedition” through these kaleidoscopic miniatures.

Tracklist:

1. Prelude in A flat major, B. 8
2. Presto Frdric Chopin (1810-1849)
3. Prelude in C major, BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
4. Prelude in D minor, op. 23/
5. Tempo di minuetto Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
6. Prludes pour piano Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
7. No. 1: La colombe. Lent, expressif, d’une sonorit trs enveloppe
8. No. 2: Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste. Lent et triste
9. No. 3: Le nombre lger. Vif et lger
10. Frdric Chopin
11. Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 4
12. Sostenuto Frdric Chopin
13. Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3/
14. Lento Sergei Rachmaninoff
15. Prelude, op. 1/
16. Molto agitato
17. Henryk Grecki (1933-2010)
18. Prelude, op. 1/
19. Molto allegro quasi presto
20. Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
21. Johann Sebastian Bach
22. Prelude in G minor, op. 23/
23. Alla marcia Sergei Rachmaninoff
24. Preludes, op. 28 Frdric Chopin
25. No. 1 in C major. Agitato
26. No. 2 in A minor. Lento
27. No. 3 in G major. Vivace
28. No. 4 in E minor. Largo
29. No. 5 in D major. Allegro molto
30. No. 6 in B minor. Lento assai
31. No. 7 in A major. Andantino
32. No. 8 in F sharp minor. Molto agitato
33. No. 9 in E major. Largo
34. No. 10 in C sharp minor. Allegro molto
35. No. 11 in B major. Vivace
36. No. 12 in G sharp minor. Presto
37. No. 13 in F sharp major. Lento
38. No. 14 in E flat minor. Allegro
39. No. 15 in D flat major. Sostenuto
40. No. 16 in B flat minor. Presto con fuoco
41. No. 17 in A flat major. Allegretto
42. No. 18 in F minor. Allegro molto
43. No. 19 in E flat major. Vivace
44. No. 20 in C minor. Largo
45. No. 21 in B flat major. Cantabile
46. No. 22 in G minor. Molto agitato
47. No. 23 in F major. Moderato
48. No. 24 in D minor. Allegro appassionato

UPC: 028948661381
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 3.21.25
Format: Vinyl