Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.34: No.1 in C major - Moderato Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.34: No.2 in A minor - Allegretto Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.34: No.3 in G major - Andante Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.34: No ...

What a quirky, compelling, unpredictable and endearing set are these Préludes. They cover all the major and minor keys, bookended by two in C major, thus are 25 in total (rather than Chopin’s 24), ...

Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen plays some lesser-known Preludes by Charles Valentin Alkan. These are from Alkan's set of 25 Preludes, Op. 31: "The Song of the Mad Woman by the Sea," and "Sweetly." ...

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