Jan Lisiecki | piano
A dazzling and original programme of preludes across the ages by Jan Lisiecki.
Dates
Chopin Prelude Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude No. 26
Bach PreludeNo. 1 BWV 846
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 3 (Tempo di minuetto)
Szymanowski Preludes Op. 1
Messiaen Prelude No. 1 « La colombe », Prelude No. 2 « Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste », Prelude No. 3 « Le nombre léger »
Chopin Prelude Op. 45
Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 3 No. 2
Górecki Prelude No. 1, Prelude No. 4
Bach Prelude No. 1 BWV 847
Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23 No. 5
Chopin 24 Preludes Op. 28
About
Jan Lisiecki presents an original and dazzling programme based around the prelude form from Bach right through to Messiaen and Gorecki. The word prelude comes from the Latin word praeludere: to prepare to play. In the fifteenth and sixteenth century preludes were used by musicians to check their instruments were in tune before starting to play. They often took the form of an improvised piece without any set musical structure. In the nineteenth century, composers, and Chopin in particular, appropriated the prelude and transformed it into a stand-alone piece often on a virtuoso level. This history is demonstrated over four centuries in a single evening.
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