Twenty Four Preludes for Piano

[StevenOBrien]

Greetings!

I've just finished writing a cycle of twenty four preludes for piano in every key. This work has been quite a labor for the past 7 months of my life, and I'm absolutely overjoyed to be able to share it with you all. I hope you all enjoy it and I look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions, feedback, suggestions, etc. etc.


Listen
http://soundcloud.com/stevenobrien/s...preludes-op-2/

Score
http://www.scribd.com/doc/94567505/T...-Preludes-Op-2

Etc.
MP3s: http://www.steven-obrien.net/Portfol...0%5BMP3%5D.rar
Sibelius file: http://www.steven-obrien.net/Portfol...o%20Op%202.sib
MIDI file: http://www.steven-obrien.net/Portfol...s%20Op%202.mid

I apologize in advance for providing MIDI realizations instead of actual performances. I've tried my best to make them sound as pleasing as possible, but obviously they'll never live up to the real thing. I really hope to one day have them recorded (My ultimate goal and dream is to hear them performed), and I would have indeed have recorded them myself if was able to, but unfortunately, my performance skills leave a lot to be desired, and keeping that in mind, I'm probably doing you a favor by providing MIDI realizations instead .

Anyway, as I assume the majority of you will not want to take the time to listen to the entire 55 minute work, I've ordered the preludes into a list of my own personal recommendations, separated into fast and slow preludes for your convenience. My aim was to write the cycle in such a way that made it acceptable to be listened to as both a set of self standing pieces and also as a complete cohesive work, so if you enjoy listening to them separately, I strongly recommend you go back and take the time to listen to them as a set, from start to finish.

Fast
1. Prelude No. 8 in F# minor
2. Prelude No. 17 in Ab major
3. Prelude No. 9 in E major
4. Prelude No. 7 in A major
5. Prelude No. 14 in Eb minor
6. Prelude No. 22 in G minor
7. Prelude No. 2 in A minor
8. Prelude No. 24 in D minor
9. Prelude No. 4 in E minor
10. Prelude No. 3 in G major
11. Prelude No. 18 in F minor
12. Prelude No. 16 in Bb minor
13. Prelude No. 13 in F# major

Slow
1. Prelude No. 21 in Bb major
2. Prelude No. 1 in C major
3. Prelude No. 23 in F major
4. Prelude No. 20 in C minor
5. Prelude No. 12 in G# minor
6. Prelude No. 10 in C# minor
7. Prelude No. 11 in B major
8. Prelude No. 15 in Db major
9. Prelude No. 6 in B minor
10. Prelude No. 5 in D major
11. Prelude No. 19 in Eb major


Thank you so much for taking the time to listen!
-Steven O'Brien