24 Preludes, Op. 38
A complete cycle of 24 preludes in all major and minor keys, composed 1943–1944. Follows the circle-of-fifths key order (major then relative minor). A cornerstone of the Soviet piano pedagogy repertoire and one of Kabalevsky's most important contributions to piano literature.
Works in this Collection (24)
- Prelude No. 1 in C major, Op. 38 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 38 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 3 in G major, Op. 38 No. 3 Key G major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 4 in E minor, Op. 38 No. 4 Key E minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 5 in D major, Op. 38 No. 5 Key D major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 6 in B minor, Op. 38 No. 6 Key B minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 7 in A major, Op. 38 No. 7 Key A major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 8 in F♯ minor, Op. 38 No. 8 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 9 in E major, Op. 38 No. 9 Key E major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 10 in C♯ minor, Op. 38 No. 10 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 11 in B major, Op. 38 No. 11 Key B major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 12 in G♯ minor, Op. 38 No. 12 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 13 in F major, Op. 38 No. 13 Key F major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 14 in D minor, Op. 38 No. 14 Key D minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 15 in B♭ major, Op. 38 No. 15 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 16 in G minor, Op. 38 No. 16 Key G minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 17 in E♭ major, Op. 38 No. 17 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 18 in C minor, Op. 38 No. 18 Key C minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 19 in A♭ major, Op. 38 No. 19 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 20 in F minor, Op. 38 No. 20 Key F minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 21 in D♭ major, Op. 38 No. 21 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 22 in B♭ minor, Op. 38 No. 22 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Prelude No. 23 in G♭ major, Op. 38 No. 23 Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude No. 24 in E♭ minor, Op. 38 No. 24 Key E♭ minor Difficulty