Piano SKU: BT.PWM0231
By Ignacy Jan Paderewski_Ludwik Bronarski_Józef Turczynski. By Frederic Chopin. Book Only. Composed 2020. 80 pages. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne #PWM0231. Published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (BT.PWM0231). English.
The collection (Op. 28) includes all 24 major and minor tonalities arranged in a circle of fifths, with each major key being followed by its relative minor. Contrary to custom of using this type of piece as didactic material, Chopin's cycle was intended as concert music. The Preludes can be seen as a microcosm of 24 categories musically expressed through basic oppositions such as mode, tempo, articulation, texture, etc. They were referred to as an extravaganza of unusual and extreme emotional states, a full reflection of the inner world, and at the same time a reflection of harmonia aeterna.
These works were edited by by I. J. Paderewski, L. Bronarski and J. Turczy ski.
