![]() ![]() ![]() The disaster had nothing to do with her, rather it was the horrendously bad weather combined with the ostracizing the couple experienced there because they were not married. ![]() It’s hardly necessary to know this to appreciate any of the preludes, but it is interesting.Ĭhopin composed the bulk of these preludes in a disastrous summertime trip to the island of Majorca with his lover, George Sand. In so doing, he arranged the preludes as they appear in the circle of fifths, presenting a prelude in a given major key, followed by another prelude in its relative minor key, which is easier to illustrate this way: C major-A minor, G major-E minor, D major-B minor, A major-F-sharp minor, and so on until he reached the end of the circle with F major-D minor. If you recall, Chopin wrote these 24 preludes with the same goal in mind that Bach had when he composed his Well-Tempered Clavier, which was to write a piece in every major and every minor key. A few months ago, I posted the “Raindrop” prelude in D-flat Major (Music I Love #215), and today I’d like to post my own personal favorite of the 24 preludes, the prelude in A-flat Major. Is there a “most beautiful” Chopin prelude? I don’t know, is there a most beautiful flower? I do know that I personally favor the Chopin Preludes that are in major keys. ![]()
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