The 24 preludes and 17 etudes-tableaux of Serge Rachmaninoff include what are possibly his finest compositions for solo piano. Each of these masterly works is included in this complete collection, reproduced from recent, authoritative Russian editions. They include: Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2; Ten Preludes, Op. 23; Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32; Eight Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33; Nine Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39. Among these are the enormously popular C-sharp minor prelude, Op. 3, No. 2; the G-minor prelude, Op. 23, No. 5; and the B-minor prelude, Op. 32, No. 10 — classics that have made Rachmaninoff one of the most performed and recorded modern composers.
Each of these works reflects Rachmaninoff's emotional intensity, his thrilling gifts as a melodist and his ability to crystallize perfectly a particular mood or sentiment. In their sonorous textures and rich embellishment, they reflect as well his sovereign command of keyboard technique and his spectacular gifts as a pianist (he was one of the very greatest pianists of the 20th century). This beautifully produced yet inexpensive edition will provide both amateur and professional pianists a lifetime of study and enjoyment, and will afford music lovers as well the deep pleasures of following, music in hand, live and recorded performances of these keyboard masterpieces.
Reprint of portions of Socineniya dlya fortepiano, Volumes 1 & 2, published by Izdatel'stvo "Muzyka," Moscow, 1975, 1976.

Table of Contents for Complete Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux

"Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (from Morceaux de fantaisie)"
"TEN PRELUDES, Op. 23 (dedicated to Alexander Ziloti)"
No. 1 in F-sharp Minor
No. 2 in B-flat Major
No. 3 in D Minor
No. 4 in D Major
No. 5 in G Minor
No. 6 in E-flat Major
No. 7 in C Minor
No. 8 in A-flat Major
No. 9 in E-flat Minor
No. 10 in G-flat Major
"THIRTEEN PRELUDES, Op. 32"
No. 1 in C Major
No. 2 in B-flat Minor
No. 3 in E Major
No. 4 in E Minor
No. 5 in G Major
No. 6 in F Minor
No. 7 in F Major
No. 8 in A Minor
No. 9 in A Major
No. 10 in B Minor
No. 11 in B Major
No. 12 in G-sharp Minor
No. 13 in D-flat Major
"EIGHT ETUDES-TABLEAUX, Op. 33"
No. 1 in F Minor
No. 2 in C Major
No. 3 in C Minor
No. 4 in D Minor
No. 5 in E-flat Minor
No. 6 in E-flat Major
No. 7 in G Minor
No. 8 in C-sharp Minor
"NINE ETUDES-TABLEAUX, Op. 39"
No. 1 in C Minor
No. 2 in A Minor
No. 3 in F-sharp Minor
No. 4 in B Minor
No. 5 in E-flat Minor
No. 6 in A Minor
No. 7 in C Minor
No. 8 in D Minor
No. 9 in D Major