These alluring and varied preludes exhibit the compositional skill, expressiveness and innovation that is characteristic of Rachmaninoff's works.

Editor Murray Baylor includes informative performance notes that reveal the background of each piece, highlight difficult passages, and offer suggestions on how to approach the technical demands found in the music. Preludes Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 are Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selections. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.ContentsTitleComposerPrelude in A-Flat [Op. 23, No. 8]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in B-Flat [Op.23, No. 2]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in D [Op. 23, No. 4]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in D Minor [Op. 23, No. 3]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in E-Flat [Op. 23, No. 6]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in E-Flat Minor [Op. 23, No. 9]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in F-Sharp Minor [Op. 23, No. 1]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in G Minor [Op. 23, No. 5]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Prelude in G-Flat [Op. 23, No. 10]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)Preludein C Minor [Op. 23, No. 7]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)