Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
Lewis Fang
Release Date
May 8, 2026
Track List
Track 1 — Agitato in C major
Track 2 — Lento in A minor
Track 3 — Vivace in G major
Track 4 — Largo in E minor
Track 5 — Molto allegro in D major
Track 6 — Lento assai in B minor
Track 7 — Andantino in A major
Track 8 — Molto agitato in F-sharp minor
Track 9 — Largo in E major
Track 10 — Molto allegro in C-sharp minor
Track 11 — Vivace in B major
Track 12 — Presto in G-sharp minor
Track 13 — Lento in F-sharp major
Track 14 — Allegro in E-flat minor
Track 15 — Sostenuto in D-flat major
Track 16 — Presto con fuoco in B-flat minor
Track 17 — Allegretto in A-flat major
Track 18 — Molto allegro in F minor
Track 19 — Vivace in E-flat major
Track 20 — Largo in C minor
Track 21 — Cantabile in B-flat major
Track 22 — Molto agitato in G minor
Track 23 — Moderato in F major
Track 24 — Allegro appassionato in D minor
Program Notes
The word prelude comes from the Latin praeludium, meaning "to play before." The prelude is one of
the oldest genres of idiomatic keyboard music, with the earliest surviving notated preludes dating
back to the mid-15th century. It was meant to introduce the larger work that followed. J.S. Bach would
bring the genre to new heights with his Well-Tempered Clavier, two sets of preludes and fugues that
traverse all major and minor keys. Chopin was "intimately acquainted" with Bach's Well-Tempered
Clavier. He used it as the primary model for his preludes. Like Bach, Chopin composed his 24
preludes in all major and minor keys, but chose to present them using the circle of fifths. He'd expand
the preludes' boundaries, allowing them to stand alone as an unattached character piece. Chopin
composed his 24 preludes between 1835 and 1839, finalizing many during his turbulent stay in
Majorca, Spain.