The prelude has a long history. Originating in the 16th century from the improvisatory use of an instrument and the introduction of a key, it reached its apogee in the Baroque period with Bach, Handel or Couperin as a playful form with triads and rapid passages. In the 19th century, the prelude broke new ground as an imaginative instrumental piece. Chopin and Debussy created a variety of forms and character pieces in their préludes, some with programmatic titles or as descriptions of images of n...

• Praeludium harpeggiato C major
• Präludium G major
• Troisième Prélude G minor
• Praeludium G major
• Präludium F major
• Präludium C major
• Präludium E minor
• Präludium D minor
• Präludium E minor
• Präludium C minor
• Präludium No. 1 C major
• Präludium No. 21 B-flat major
• Prelude
• Prélude C major
• Prélude F major
• Prélude e minor
• Prélude B minor
• Prélude A major
• Regentropfen-Prélude D-flat major
• Prélude C minor
• Prélude pour Mademoiselle Lili op. 119/10 -...