Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 [Ashkenazy] (500 SUBS SPECIAL)
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Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839.
Chopin wrote them between 1835 and 1839, partly at Valldemossa, Mallorca, where he spent the winter of 1838-39 and where he had fled with George Sand and her children to escape the damp Paris weather. In Majorca, Chopin had a copy of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, and as in each of Bach's two sets of preludes and fugues, his Op. 28 set comprises a complete cycle of the major and minor keys, albeit with a different ordering.
The manuscript, which Chopin carefully prepared for publication, carries a dedication to the German pianist and composer Joseph Christoph Kessler. The French and English editions (Catelin, Wessel) were dedicated to the piano-maker and publisher Camille Pleyel, who had commissioned the work for 2,000 francs (equivalent to nearly $30,000 in present day). The German edition (Breitkopf & Härtel) was dedicated to Kessler, who ten years earlier had dedicated his own set of 24 Preludes, Op. 31, to Chopin.
Whereas the term "prelude" had hitherto been used to describe an introductory piece, Chopin's pieces stand as self-contained units, each conveying a specific idea or emotion. He thus imparted new meaning to a genre title that at the time was often associated with improvisatory "preluding". In publishing the 24 preludes together as a single opus, comprising miniatures that could either be used to introduce other music or as self-standing works, Chopin challenged contemporary attitudes regarding the worth of small musical forms.
Whereas Bach had arranged his collection of 48 preludes and fugues according to keys separated by rising semitones, Chopin's chosen key sequence is a circle of fifths, with each major key being followed by its relative minor, and so on (i.e. C major, A minor, G major, E minor, etc.). Since this sequence of related keys is much closer to common harmonic practice, it is thought that Chopin might have conceived the cycle as a single performance entity for continuous recital. An opposing view is that the set was never intended for continuous performance, and that the individual preludes were indeed conceived as possible introductions for other works.
As with his other works, Chopin did not himself attach names or descriptions to any of the Op. 28 preludes, in contrast to many of Robert Schumann's and Franz Liszt's pieces.
0:00 - No. 1: C major (Agitato)
0:46 - No. 2: A minor (Lento)
2:37 - No. 3: G major (Vivace)
3:31 - No. 4: E minor (Largo)
5:28 - No. 5: D major (Molto allegro)
6:02 - No. 6: B minor (Lento assai)
7:57 - No. 7: A major (Andantino)
8:54 - No. 8: F-sharp minor (Molto agitato)
11:00 - No. 9: E major (Largo)
12:13 - No. 10: C-sharp minor (Molto allegro)
12:39 - No. 11: B major (Vivace)
13:14 - No. 12: G-sharp minor (Presto)
14:26 - No. 13: F-sharp major (Lento)
17:47 - No. 14: E-flat minor (Allegro)
18:20 - No. 15: D-flat major (Sostenuto)
23:31 - No. 16: B-flat minor (Presto con fuoco)
24:40 - No. 17: A-flat major (Allegretto)
27:41 - No. 18: F minor (Molto allegro)
28:45 - No. 19: E-flat major (Vivace)
30:15 - No. 20: C minor (Largo)
31:53 - No. 21: B-flat major (Cantabile)
33:45 - No. 22: G minor (Molto agitato)
34:31 - No. 23: F major (Moderato)
35:34 - No. 24: D minor (Allegro appassionato)
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0:00 - No. 1: C major (Agitato)
The opening prelude is unified by a triplet sixteenth-note figuration as the hands run over the keys. Feels like an epic beginning, the trailer of something epic. Very optimistic and positive piece.
0:46 - No. 2: A minor (Lento)
A slow melody over a fixed accompaniment of four-note chords played two eighth notes at a time. Dark, kinda "funeral". Left hand reminds some low pitched bells. Chromatic progression makes it even deeper. One of the most depressing from the entire set
2:37 - No. 3: G major (Vivace)
Has a running sixteenth-note bass part throughout. Virtuosic prelude. For heavy metal fans - "Van Halen's Eruption" is the piece which is such similar to this.
3:31 - No. 4: E minor (Largo)
This piece was played at the composer's funeral on organ. Famous and one of the easiest. It consists of a slow melody in the right hand that prolongs tonic resolution and repeated block chords in the left hand that descend chromatically.
5:28 - No. 5: D major (Molto allegro)
Contains exuberant ostinati.
6:02 - No. 6: B minor (Lento assai)
This prelude was played at Chopin's funeral on organ. Its melancholy melody is primarily given to the left hand. Repeated notes remind church bells again. Slow and calm piece.
7:57 - No. 7: A major (Andantino)
In the style of a mazurka.
Used by Federico Mompou for his Variations on a Theme of Chopin. Considered the easiest one.
8:54 - No. 8: F-sharp minor (Molto agitato)
A virtuosic prelude, featuring polyrhythms, continuous thirty-second-note figurations in the right hand, and triplet sixteenth notes (alternating with eighth notes) in the left hand. Actually I think it influenced on Scriabin's Op. 42 No. 5. One of my favorite preludes.
11:00 - No. 9: E major (Largo)
Harmonically dense with a low "plodding" bass line. This is the shortest of the preludes with just 12 bars.
12:13 - No. 10: C-sharp minor (Molto allegro)
Short and light, with alternating triplet and non-triplet sixteenth notes in the right hand, over arpeggiated chords in the left.
12:39 - No. 11: B major (Vivace)
In 6/8 time, a brisk prelude with continuous eighth notes. Catchy and happy one.
13:14 - No. 12: G-sharp minor (Presto)
Presents a technical challenge with its rapid hold-and-release of eighth notes against quarter notes in the right hand, involving chromatic movement.
14:26 - No. 13: F-sharp major (Lento)
A lengthy prelude featuring an A-B-A structure with continuous eighth-note movement in the left hand and chords and a nocturne-like melody in the right. I love "piu lento" part [15:59].
17:47 - No. 14: E-flat minor (Allegro)
Very deep and dark prelude. Recalls No. 1 in its brevity and textural uniformity. Recalls the fourth movement of Chopin's second sonata with its brevity and rapid chords with only a rest at the end of the prelude.
18:20 - No. 15: D-flat major (Sostenuto)
Often called the "Raindrop" prelude. One of his most famous preludes with extremely beautiful melodies. The main melody is repeated three times; the melody in the B section, is much more dark and dramatic. The key signature switches between D♭ major and C♯ minor and an A♭/G♯ sounds throughout the prelude.
23:31 - No. 16: B-flat minor (Presto con fuoco)
Often called the "Hades" prelude. Starts with six heavily accented chords before progressing to a virtuosic impromptu-like passage. Jumps on the left hand are really difficult.
24:40 - No. 17: A-flat major (Allegretto)
At 90 measures long, this is one of the longer preludes and challenges the pianist with many hand crossing over maneuvers. In the middle section of the keyboard, the rhythmic 6/8 chords will be played by both thumbs and care must be taken to ensure a legato and singing melody during these crossovers. It was the hardest one for me to complete. A lot of really complex chords.
27:41 - No. 18: F minor (Molto allegro)
Technical challenges lie chiefly in the irregular timing of the three runs, each faster than its predecessor, played simultaneously by each hand one octave apart. A fortissimo five-octave arpeggio echoes downward into the depths of the bass registers, where the final struggle takes place and culminates with the double-fortissimo chord finale.
28:45 - No. 19: E-flat major (Vivace)
A virtuosic prelude, consists of widely spaced, continuous triplet eighth-note movement in both hands that stretch up to fourteen notes.
30:15 - No. 20: C minor (Largo)
Often called the "Chord" prelude. Brief, with large slow quarter-note chords in the right hand predominating, against quarter-note octaves in the left. It was originally written in two sections of four measures, although Chopin later added a repeat of the last four measures at a softer level, with an expressive swell before the final cadence. Sounds like funeral march.
31:53 - No. 21: B-flat major (Cantabile)
While the right hand sings a simple melody, the left plays continuous doubled eighth notes characterized by chromatic movement, including chromatic nonharmonic tones, taken up by the right hand also in the latter half of the piece.
33:45 - No. 22: G minor (Molto agitato)
In 6/8 time, it begins with a characteristic dotted rhythm with octaves in the left hand (eighth, dotted eighth, and sixteenth notes) that Scriabin was later to adopt in his early Chopin-esque preludes.
34:31 - No. 23: F major (Moderato)
A melodic left hand, ornamented with trills, and supported by running sixteenth notes throughout in the right. One of the most relaxing pieces ever, especially with much pedal used.
35:34 - No. 24: D minor (Allegro appassionato)
Opens with a thundering five-note pattern in the left hand. Throughout the piece, the left hand continues this pattern as the right hand melody is punctuated by trills, scales (including a rapid descending chromatic scale in thirds), and arpeggios. The piece closes with three booming unaccompanied low Ds on the piano.
The piece is used at the conclusion of a reconstructed film about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising at the Warsaw Uprising Museum.
The piece is also used in Tom and Jerry "The Cat Concerto". Ashkenazy's performance is kinda unique in this one. Perfect tempo, not too fast and not too slow. I love voicing, one of my favorite preludes
Wow, what a pleasure bonus in the comments... Thank you very much for your hard work!
woww great bonus, a timeline!!
The F minor one is easily my favorite
I love your channel so much! For a simple 500 subscribers special you gave us all 24 preludes from op. 28! You deserve so much more!
Thank you for your hard work always!
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Can you do Chopin's Rondo a la Mazur Op.5?
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No. 13 is my favorite of the set
Wow! Great syncing and excellent choice of performance, this must have been a lot of work. Congrats on 500 subs, I'll be here when you're celebrating 5,000 🙏🙏💯
congrats ! and thanks, i really love all of them😍
Congrats!
I love this piece
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You ever consider selling or putting your MIDIs up for download?
Not really, I don't share my midi files. Sorry!