In his program notes for the album Khristenko writes: The prelude, originally an improvisatory form, evolved into a standalone genre over the course of music history. While it was often used to introduce larger works, composers increasingly began to treat preludes as self-sufficient pieces, allowing for the expression of a wide range of musical ideas and characters. ...
Composer: Francois Couperin (1668-1733), George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Edward Grieg (1843-1907), Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental




















