This collection of preludes
in all major and minor keys contains a wealth of pedagogical challenges
for the late intermediate to early advanced level student.
Each prelude
is designed to explore one or more pianistic problems, and serves as
excellent preparatory repertoire for the more complex character pieces
of the great masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The
sounds of Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel,
Gershwin, Prokofieff and Copland are echoed in the pieces in this
collection.
Dennis Alexander has recorded beautiful solo renditions of
all 24 pieces on a correlated compact disc, which is packaged with each
book in a convenient vinyl slip-pocket.
The recordings are ideal for
students to listen to at home for performance modeling and for quick
teaching reference as you assign selections.
Bravissimo
Castle in the mist
Celestial lullaby
Corps de ballet
Dreamcatchers
Fleeting spirits
Gymnastic extravaganza
Jubilato
Longing
Melancholy evening
Morning glories
On majestic peaks
Opening act
Petite nocturne
Regrets
Smoldering blues
Solemn decree
Sunshower
Thunderflash
Timeless
Village piper
Warm embrace
Wirlwind
Zigzag