This unique collection offers a wide survey of famous preludes, from works by John Bull and Orlando Gibbons to those of Ravel and Rachmaninoff, in addition to examples of all the styles in between. Featured composers include Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and many others.
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Table of Contents for Great Preludes for Solo Piano

JOHN BULL (c. 1562-1628)
Preludium
ORLANDO GIBBONS (1583-1625)
A Prelude
HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Prelude from Suite in D Major, Z. 667
Prelude from Suite in F Major, Z. 669
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN (1668-1733)
Prelude No. 3 from L'Art de Toucher le Clavecin
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
well-tempered clavier book I
Prelude No. 1 in C Major
Prelude No. 2 in C Minor
Prelude No. 6 in D Minor
book II
Prelude No. 12 F Minor
Prelude No. 16 G Minor
Chorale-Prelude "Wachet Auf, Ruft uns die Stimme"
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Prelude from Suite in D Minor, G. 112
Prelude from Suite in F Minor, G. 193
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Two Preludes Through All Twelve Major Keys, Op. 39
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
preludes, op. 28
No. 1 in C Major
No. 4 in E Minor
No. 7 in A Major
No. 9 in E Major
No. 12 in G -sharp Minor
No. 15 in D-flat Major
CHARLES VALENTIN ALKAN (1813-1888)
Prelude in B Major, Op. 31-23
FELIX BARTHOLDY MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Prelude No. 3 from Six Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35
PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Le Paysan Prelude from Album for the Young, Op. 39-13
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
preludes, book I
No. 1 Danseuses de Delphes
No. 4 Les Sons et las Parfums Tournent Dans l'air du Soir
No. 8 La fille Aux Chevaux de Lin
No. 10 La Cathédrale Engloutie
book II
No. 2 Feuilles Mortes
No. 9 Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
ERIK SATIE (1866-1925)
Prélude de la Porte Hérooque du Ciel
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Prelude for the Left Hand, Op. 9-1
24 preludes, op. 11
No. 2 in A Minor
No. 6 in B Minor
No. 8 in F-sharp Minor
No. 9 in E Major
No. 10 in C-sharp Minor
No. 14 in E-flat Minor
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Preludio: Leyenda (Asuturias) from Cantos de España, Op. 232
GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
preludes, op. 103
No. 4 in F Major
No. 6 in E-flat Minor
No. 9 in E Minor
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
Prelude from Le Tombeau de Couperin
SERGE RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3-2
ten preludes, op. 23
No. 4 in D
No. 5 in G Minor
No. 6 in E-flat Major
thirteen preludes, op. 32
No. 5 in E-flat Minor
No. 12 in G-sharp Minor

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