Ebook: The Complete Preludes

74 p. 27 Preludes: the 24 well known preludes op. 28, prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 (no. 25), prelude Op. Posth. (B.86) in A-flat major (26) and a reconstructed prelude in E-flat minor (no. 27).About prelude No. 27, the "Devil's Trill" Prelude:
It is in E-flat minor and has been subtitled "Devil's Trill" by Jeffrey Kallberg, a professor of music history at the University of Pennsylvania. Kallberg gave it this nickname for its similarities to Giuseppe Tartini's violin sonata known as The Devil's Trill, Tartini being a likely influence on Chopin. The original signature was hastily scrawled (more so than usual of Chopin's original manuscripts). Chopin left this piece uncompleted and seems to have discarded it; while he worked on it during his stay on Majorca, the E-flat minor prelude that ultimately formed part of the Op. 28 set is a completely unrelated piece. Kallberg's realisation of the prelude from Chopin's almost illegible sketches goes no further than where Chopin left off. The piece had its first public performance in July 2002 at the Newport Music Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, with the pianist Alain Jacquon. The autograph of this prelude an image is added as a p. ?, the last page of the pdf file. See (and listen) also:Contents:
Op. 28-1 in C major (Agitato)
Op. 28-2 in A minor (Lento)
Op. 28-3 in G major (Vivace)
Op. 28-4 in E minor (Largo)
Op. 28-5 in D major (Molto allegro)
Op. 28-6 in B minor (Lento assai)
Op. 28-7 in A major (Andantino)
Op. 28-8 in F♯ minor (Molto agitato)
Op. 28-9 in E major (Largo)
Op. 28-10 in C♯ minor (Molto allegro)
Op. 28-11 in B major (Vivace)
Op. 28-12 in G♯ minor (Presto)
Op. 28-13 in F♯ major (Lento)
Op. 28-14 in E♭ minor (Allegro)
Op. 28-15 in D♭ major 'Raindrop' (Sostenuto)
Op. 28-16 in B♭ minor (Presto con fuoco)
Op. 28-17 in A♭ major (Allegretto)
Op. 28-18 in C minor (Molto allegro)
Op. 28-19 in E♭ major (Vivace)
Op. 28-20 in C minor (Largo)
Op. 28-21 in B♭ major (Cantabile)
Op. 28-22 in G minor (Molto agitato)
Op. 28-23 in F major (Moderato)
Op. 28-24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato)
Op. 45 in C♯ minor
Op. Posth. B.86 in A♭ major
"Devil's" Trill Prelude in E♭ minor