Jan Lisiecki: preludes (Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Gorecki) CD

Canadian starpianist Jan Lisiecki showcases the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Taking the notion of the prelude as meaning something “that comes before”, Lisiecki asks: “Can a recording project be composed entirely of such introductions, then, one leading directly into the next, and still be profound?”

Tracklist:

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
1. Prélude in A-flat major, B. 86

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
2. Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
3. Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 - No. 3

Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992)
4. Préludes pour piano, No. 1
5. Préludes pour piano, No. 2
6. Préludes pour piano, No. 3

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
7. Prélude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
8. Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 - No. 2

Henryk Górecki (1933 – 2010)
9. Preludes Op. 1, No. 1
10. Preludes Op. 1, No. 4

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
11. Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
12. Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 - No. 5

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
13. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 1
14. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 2
15. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 3
16. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 4
17. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 5
18. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 6
19. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 7
20. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 8
21. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 9
22. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 10
23. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 11
24. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 12
25. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 13
26. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 14
27. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 15
28. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 16
29. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 17
30. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 18
31. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 19
32. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 20
33. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 21
34. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 22
35. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 23
36. Préludes, Op. 28, Nos. 24