Stanislav Khristenko - 24 Preludes (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Couperin Prelude in F Major
02. Handel Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431 Prelude
03. Rameau Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, RCT 1 Suite in A Minor I. Prelude
04. Bach Little Prelude in C Minor, BWV 934
05. Mozart Prelude in C Major, K. 395
06. Beethoven 2 Preludes, Op. 39 in C Major No. 1 in C Major
07. Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40 I. Prelude I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
08. Szymanowski 9 Preludes, Op. 1 No. 2 in D Minor
09. Albeniz Chants d'Espagne, Op. 232 I. Prelude
10. Scriabin Prelude & Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9 I. Prelude
11. Debussy Suite bergamasque, L. 75 I. Prelude
12. Chopin Preludes, Op. 28 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco, B. 107
13. Rachmaninoff 10 Preludes, Op. 23 No. 5 in G Minor. Alla marcia
14. Bach Prelude & Fughetta in E Minor, BWV 855a I. Prelude (Arr. for Piano, Transposed to B Minor by Alexander Siloti)
15. Prokofiev 10 Piano Pieces, Op. 12 No. 7, Prelude
16. Ravel Prelude in A Minor, M. 65
17. Kapustin 24 Preludes, Op. 53 No. 17 in A-Flat Major
18. Gershwin 3 Preludes No. 1 in B-Flat Major
19. Shalygin 9 Preludes Prelude IV
20. Desyatnikov Prelude No. 5 Sincopado
21. Beltran Songs of Bukovina No. 4, Oh, Petrivochka a Night So Short
22. Corigliano Prelude for Paul
23. Zhou Prelude
24. Vine The Anne Landa Preludes No. 3, Thumper

In his program notes for the album Khristenko writes:
The prelude, originally an improvisatory form, evolved into a standalone genre over the course of music history. While it was often used to introduce larger works, composers increasingly began to treat preludes as self-sufficient pieces, allowing for the expression of a wide range of musical ideas and characters. The concept of writing a set of 24 preludes—covering all major and minor keys—was
popularized by J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and later expanded upon by composers such as Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninov, among many others.

This program brings together preludes by various composers from different centuries, creating a kind of time travel through the genre’s evolution and the broader history of keyboard music.