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Alexander Scriabin

24 Preludes, op. 11

Op. 11 Keyboard

Alexander Scriabin's 24 Preludes, Op. 11 is a set of preludes composed in the course of eight years between 1888–96, being also one of Scriabin's first published works with M.P. Belaieff in 1897, in Leipzig, Germany, together with his 12 Études, Op. 8 (1894–95). Scriabin entered a wager with his friend, M.P. Belaieff that by April 1896 he could compose a cycle of forty-eight preludes twice traversing the major and minor keys. Although he had already completed forty-six of the pieces he distanced himself from this project and divided the preludes over several volumes and opus numbers (op.

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Movements

  1. No. 1 in C major. Vivace
  2. No. 2 in A minor. Allegretto
  3. No. 3 in G major. Vivo
  4. No. 4 in E minor. Lento
  5. No. 5 in D major. Andante cantabile
  6. No. 6 in B minor. Allegro
  7. No. 7 in A major. Allegro assai
  8. No. 8 in F-sharp minor. Allegro agitato
  9. No. 9 in E major. Andantino
  10. No. 10 in C-sharp minor. Andante
  11. No. 11 in B major. Allegro assai
  12. No. 12 in G-sharp minor. Andante
  13. No. 13 in G-flat major. Lento
  14. No. 14 in E-flat minor. Presto
  15. No. 15 in D-flat major. Lento
  16. No. 16 in B-flat minor. Misterioso
  17. No. 17 in A-flat major. Allegretto
  18. No. 18 in F minor. Allegro agitato
  19. No. 19 in E-flat major. Affettuoso
  20. No. 20 in C minor. Appassionato
  21. No. 21 in B-flat major. Andante
  22. No. 22 in G minor. Lento
  23. No. 23 in F major. Vivo
  24. No. 24 in D minor. Presto

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