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Preludes, Op. 31

Composer: Alkan Charles-Valentin

Instruments: Piano Organ

Tags: Prelude

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Complete Score PDF 8 MBLivre 1: Nos.1-9 PDF 2 MBLivre 2: Nos.10-17 PDF 2 MBLivre 3: Nos.18-25 PDF 3 MB
Complete Score PDF 11 MB1. Lento PDF 0 MB2. Lento assai PDF 0 MB3. Molto Lento PDF 0 MB4. Assai lento PDF 0 MB5. Con entusiasmo PDF 0 MB6. Andante flebile PDF 0 MB7. Libero ma senza scossa PDF 0 MB8. Lento PDF 0 MB9. Assai vivo PDF 0 MB10. Tranquillo PDF 0 MB11. Molto presto PDF 0 MB12. Lento PDF 0 MB13. Rapidemente PDF 0 MB14. Andante PDF 0 MB15. Vivace PDF 0 MB16. Molto vivo e con Grazia PDF 0 MB17. Lento PDF 0 MB18. Senza troppo di Movimento PDF 0 MB19. Moderato e bene caratteristico PDF 0 MB20. Vivo PDF 0 MB21. Dolce PDF 0 MB22. Lento assai PDF 0 MB23. Molto vivo PDF 0 MB24. Prestissimo PDF 1 MB25. Lento PDF 0 MB
8. La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer PDF 0 MB
23. Prelude in B major PDF 0 MB

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Other

Selections. Recorder(5) (Eijkhout, Victor)La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (No.8). Orchestra (Matsuo, K.)
Wikipedia
Charles-Valentin Alkan wrote 25 preludes for solo piano or organ in 1844; they were published as his Op. 31 in 1847. These preludes span all 24 major and minor keys, plus an additional 25th prelude in C major.
Alkan's contemporary François-Joseph Fétis cautioned critics and the public not to compare Op. 31 with the works of Chopin:
"We must not expect to find in this artist's volume of preludes a flurry of fast notes by means of which certain pianists presage the skill before the performance of a piece. Alkan is a person of heart and mind; his preludes are dream-like which conceal a very calculated and finished art form."