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24 Preludes, Op. 28

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This guide follows Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (1839) in 24 parts: No. 1 in C major (prelude), No. 2 in A minor (prelude), No. 3 in G major (prelude), No. 4 in E minor (prelude), No. 5 in D major (prelude), No. 6 in B minor (prelude), No. 7 in A major (prelude), No. 8 in F-sharp minor (prelude), No. 9 in E major (prelude), No. 10 in C-sharp minor (prelude), No. 11 in B major (prelude), No. 12 in G-sharp minor (prelude), No. 13 in F-sharp major (prelude), No. 14 in E-flat minor (prelude), No. 15 in D-flat major (prelude), No. 16 in B-flat minor (prelude), No. 17 in A-flat major (prelude), No. 18 in F minor (prelude), No. 19 in E-flat major (prelude), No. 20 in C minor (prelude), No. 21 in B-flat major (prelude), No. 22 in G minor (prelude), No. 23 in F major (prelude) and No. 24 in D minor (prelude).

Recording: Yuja Wang (piano)

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AnalysisComments
  1. 1No. 1 in C major · Prelude
  2. 2No. 2 in A minor · Prelude
  3. 3No. 3 in G major · Prelude
  4. 4No. 4 in E minor · Prelude
  5. 5No. 5 in D major · Prelude
  6. 6No. 6 in B minor · Prelude
  7. 7No. 7 in A major · Prelude
  8. 8No. 8 in F-sharp minor · Prelude
  9. 9No. 9 in E major · Prelude
  10. 10No. 10 in C-sharp minor · Prelude
  11. 11No. 11 in B major · Prelude
  12. 12No. 12 in G-sharp minor · Prelude
  13. 13No. 13 in F-sharp major · Prelude
  14. 14No. 14 in E-flat minor · Prelude
  15. 15No. 15 in D-flat major · Prelude
  16. 16No. 16 in B-flat minor · Prelude
  17. 17No. 17 in A-flat major · Prelude
  18. 18No. 18 in F minor · Prelude
  19. 19No. 19 in E-flat major · Prelude
  20. 20No. 20 in C minor · Prelude
  21. 21No. 21 in B-flat major · Prelude
  22. 22No. 22 in G minor · Prelude
  23. 23No. 23 in F major · Prelude
  24. 24No. 24 in D minor · Prelude
1No. 1 in C majorPrelude0:40–1:18

Marked , this prelude is one restless wave of rising triplet sixteenth notes spread across both hands, with an inner voice that anticipates the top note and gives the flow its wave-like shape. A second follows, and then the . It recalls Bach's C major prelude and Chopin's own Étude Op. 10 No. 1.

  1. A (i)
  2. A (ii)
2No. 2 in A minorPrelude1:22–3:03
3No. 3 in G majorPrelude3:16–4:03
4No. 4 in E minorPrelude4:25–6:04
5No. 5 in D majorPrelude6:14–6:40
6No. 6 in B minorPrelude6:45–8:24
7No. 7 in A majorPrelude8:39–9:16
8No. 8 in F-sharp minorPrelude9:27–11:07
9No. 9 in E majorPrelude11:18–12:24
10No. 10 in C-sharp minorPrelude12:35–12:59
11No. 11 in B majorPrelude13:05–13:39
12No. 12 in G-sharp minorPrelude13:44–14:50
13No. 13 in F-sharp majorPrelude15:08–17:55
14No. 14 in E-flat minorPrelude18:10–18:38
15No. 15 in D-flat majorPrelude18:58–23:53
16No. 16 in B-flat minorPrelude24:06–25:03
17No. 17 in A-flat majorPrelude25:11–28:03
18No. 18 in F minorPrelude28:14–29:02
19No. 19 in E-flat majorPrelude29:12–30:34
20No. 20 in C minorPrelude30:42–32:07
21No. 21 in B-flat majorPrelude32:14–33:56
22No. 22 in G minorPrelude34:03–34:39
23No. 23 in F majorPrelude34:47–35:34
24No. 24 in D minorPrelude35:38–38:06

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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