PIANO 26 : The art of the prelude

The prelude is an open door, a mystery, which sets up expectation for a later a resolution. For Johann-Sebastian Bach, this can only be a fugue in the same key: giving rise to the Well-Tempered Clavier, the pianist's bible. Later, more often than not, the prelude became a full-fledged form with Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Shostakovich... and still attracts many composers today. This is the major subject of this new annual issue published by La Lettre du Musicien.