Chopin's famous 24 Préludes Op.28, in each key in the circle of the 5:th, inspired by Bach's Preludes were at the time of publication something that many musicians proved sceptical to. "Préludes to what?" And still, these wonderful short miracles leave much to wonder about. Are they constructed to demonstrate a certain musical style, as with the Etudes focusing on a technical difficulty, or is the intention to use the preludes as a kind of a glossary of introductions to other works? Or maybe they should be performed in order, preceding only each other. Chopin left this great mystery to be figured out by ourselves or is it really possible that there is no pattern but just a set of wonderful small pieces, representing a certain mood or style? Chopin also wrote another longer Prélude, Op.48, and after his death, two more sketches were found published posthumously.

24 Préludes, Op.28 (1835-39) Complete recording by Robert Ståhlbrand
Dedication: A son ami Camille Pleyel
1	Prelude in C major Op.28 No.1	0:34
2	Prelude in A minor Op.28 No.2	1:45
3	Prelude in G major Op.28 No.3	1:25
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:39
5	Prelude in D major Op.28 No.5	0:42
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	1:56
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 No.7	0:34
8	Prelude in F sharp minor Op.28 No.8	2:08
9	Prelude in E major Op.28 No.9	1:25
10	Prelude in C sharp minor Op.28 No.10	0:32
11	Prelude in B major Op.28 No.11	0:42
12	Prelude in G sharp minor Op.28 No.12	1:27
13	Prelude in F sharp major Op.28 No.13	2:50
14	Prelude in E flat minor Op.28 No.14	0:32
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ("Raindrop")	5:22
16	Prelude in B flat minor Op.28 No.16	1:20
17	Prelude in A flat major Op.28 No.17	3:30
18	Prelude in F minor Op.28 No.18	1:41
19	Prelude in E flat major Op.28 No.19	1:37
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:32
21	Prelude in B flat major Op.28 No.21	2:27
22	Prelude in G minor Op.28 No.22	0:55
23	Prelude in F major Op.28 No.23	0:52
24	Prelude in D minor Op.28 No.24	2:36

24 Préludes Op.28

Dedication: A son ami Camille Pleyel

1	Prelude in C major Op.28 No.1	0:37	Fournet, P.
1	Prelude in C major Op.28 No.1	0:43	Bryce, D.
2	Prelude in A minor Op.28 No.2	2:01	Bryce, D.
3	Prelude in G major Op.28 No.3	1:20	Bryce, D.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:56	Bryce, D.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:11	Chetty, S.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:22	Dukes, C.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:23	Gaehtgens, F.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:57	Grant, J.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:07	Assimakopoulos, P.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:57	Kingma, J.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:08	Mansi, C.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:56	McCarthy, M.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:17	Micol, F.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	2:04	Pfaul, A.
4	Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4	1:57	Robson, J.
5	Prelude in D major Op.28 no.5	0:43	Bryce, D.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	1:52	Bryce, D.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 no.6	2:19	Fournet, P.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	2:12	Dukes, C.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	1:54	Gaehtgens. F.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	2:43	Kingma, J.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	2:03	McCarthy, M.
6	Prelude in B minor Op.28 No.6	1:47	Robson, J.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 No.7	0:46	Bryce, D.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 No.7	0.47	Faulk, E.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 No.7	0:44	Gaehtgens. F.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 no.7	0:52	Assimakopoulos, P.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 no.7	1:21	Fournet, P.
7	Prelude in A major Op.28 no.7	0:46	Micol, F.
8	Prelude in F-sharp minor Op.28 No.8	2:19	Bryce, D.
9	Prelude in E major Op28 No.9	1:06	Bryce, D.
9	Prelude in E major Op.28 No.9	1:20	Känsäkoski, L.
10	Prelude in C sharp minor Op.28 No.10	0:36	Bryce, D.
10	Prelude in C sharp minor Op.28 No.10	0:32	Gaehtgens. F.
10	Prelude in C sharp minor Op.28 No.10	0:32	Guyot, Y.
11	Prelude in B major Op.28 No.11	0:42	Alianello, M.
12	Prelude in G sharp minor Op.28 No.12	1:35	Gutschmidt, R.
13	Prelude in F sharp major Op.28 No.13	3:29	Fournet, P.
13	Prelude in F sharp major Op.28 No.13	3:47	Alianello, M.
13	Prelude in F sharp major Op.28 No.13	2:56	Grant, J.
14	Prelude in E flat minor Op.28 No. 14	0:30	Helling, E.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ("Raindrop")	5:54	Dolan, E.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	6:07	Fournet, P.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	5:08	Kopp, S.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	4:57	Mar, J.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	6:25	McCarthy, M.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ("Raindrop")	5:04	Robson, J.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	4:43	Grant, J.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	6:15	Edwards, E.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ( "Raindrop")	6:37	Hensley, M.
15	Prelude in D flat major Op.28 No.15 ("Raindrop")	4:54	Pfaul, A.
16	Prelude in B-flat minor Op.28 no.16	1:05	Fournet, P.
17	Prelude in A-flat major Op.28 no.17	3:37	Robson, J.
17	Prelude in A-flat major Op.28 No.17	2:59	Schmidt, O.
18	Prelude in F minor Op.28 no.18	1:12	Alianello, M.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:58	Assimakopoulos, P.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:54	Dukes, C.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:38	Gaehtgens, F.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:56	Kingma, J.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:56	Mansi, C.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:46	Micol, F.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:50	Robson, J.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:32	Schmidt, O.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	2:52	Syeles, A.
20	Prelude in C minor Op.28 No.20	1:45	Wallaart, J.
21	Prelude in B flat major Op.28 No.21	2:02	Alianello, M.
22	Prelude in G minor Op.28 No.22	1:01	Gutschmidt, R.
22	Prelude in G minor Op.28 No.22	0:59	Robson, J.
22	Prelude in G minor Op.28 No.22	0:56	Chetty, S.

Préludes Op. posthumes

Dedication: A son ami Pierre Wolff

26

Prelude No.26 Op. posth. in A-flat major

0:54

Riemann, G.

Prelude Op.45

Dedication: Mademoiselle la Princesse Elisabeth Czernicheff in 1841

26

Prelude Op.45 in C-sharp minor

0:54

Griner, D.