- Composer: Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 -- 27 April 1915) - Performer: Mikhail Pletnev - Year of recording: 1996 (Live in Bristol, England) 24 Preludes, Op. 11, written between 1888-1896. 00:00 - 01. in C major - Vivace 01:12 - 02. in A minor - Allegretto 03:41 - 03. in G major - Vivo 04:36 - 04. in E minor - Lento 06:26 - 05. in D major - Andante cantabile 07:59 - 06. in B minor - Allegro 08:58 - 07. in A major - Allegro assai 09:56 - 08. in F-sharp minor - Allegro agitato 12:20 - 09. in E major - Andantino 13:45 - 10. in C-sharp minor - Andante 15:03 - 11. in B major - Allegro assai 16:45 - 12. in G-sharp minor - Andante 18:24 - 13. in G-flat major - Lento 19:50 - 14. in E-flat minor - Presto 20:50 - 15. in D-flat major - Lento 22:39 - 16. in B-flat minor - Misterioso 24:40 - 17. in A-flat major - Allegretto 25:20 - 18. in F minor - Allegro agitato 26:14 - 19. in E-flat major - Affettuoso 27:43 - 20. in C minor - Appassionato 28:49 - 21. in B-flat major - Andante 30:36 - 22. in G minor - Lento 31:51 - 23. in F major - Vivo 32:31 - 24. in D minor - Presto Scriabin's 24 preludes were modeled after Frédéric Chopin's own set of 24 Preludes, Op. 28: they also covered all 24 major and minor keys and they follow the same key sequence: C major, A minor, G major, E minor, D major, B minor and so on, alternating major keys with their relative minors, and following the ascending circle of fifths. This set, which covers a period of eight years and comprises Scriabin's largest collection of keyboard works, and as such contains a wide sampling of the music from his early years. These preludes are often played in piano recitals, since it features preludes ranging from very easy to difficult.