Preludes, Op. 32 (Rachmaninoff)
Thirteen Preludes (Russian: Тринадцать прелюдий, Trinadtsat' prelyudiy), Op. 32, is a set of thirteen preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1910.
Works in this opus
Opus 32 contains 13 preludes:
- No. 1 in C major (Allegro vivace)
- No. 2 in B flat minor (Allegretto)
- No. 3 in E major (Allegro vivace)
- No. 4 in E minor (Allegro con brio)
- No. 5 in G major (Moderato)
- No. 6 in F minor (Allegro appassionato)
- No. 7 in F major (Moderato)
- No. 8 in A minor (Vivo)
- No. 9 in A major (Allegro moderato)
- No. 10 in B minor (Lento)
- No. 11 in B major (Allegretto)
- No. 12 in G sharp minor (Allegro)
- No. 13 in D flat major (Grave - Allegro)
Details
Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10, was written in 1910 along with the other thirteen pieces. Rachmaninoff was inspired by Arnold Böcklin's painting "Die Heimkehr" ("The Homecoming" or "The Return"). This is the second work of Rachmaninoff's to be inspired by one of Böcklin's paintings; the other being Isle of the Dead.
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Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 (includes Prelude in C-sharp minor) · Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 · Six moments musicaux, Op. 16 · Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 · 10 Preludes, Op. 23 · Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 28 · 13 Preludes, Op. 32 · Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 · Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 · Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 · Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 · Polka de W.R.
Miscellaneous (lost, unpublished, others)
List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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References
Baylor, Murray, Rachmaninoff 13 Preludes Opus 32 For the Piano, Pg. 5Alfred Music Publishing, New York, 1988
Brennan, Gerald, Schrott, Allen, Woodstra, Chris, All Music Guide to Classical Music: The Definitive Guide to Classical Music, Backbeat Books, California, 2005