The Well-Tempered Clavier Kenneth Hamilton The preludes J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier generic preludes to others of his pieces Ferruccio Busoni
What piece of Bach's did Chopin take inspiration for his preludes? Who suggested that Chopin's preludes were not intended to be played as a group? What was described as "the beginning of studies" by Schumann? What inspired Chopin for his preludes? Kenneth Hamilton suggests that the preludes may not have been meant as a group but rather as what? Who did a recording where Étude Op. 10 No. 5. follows relude Op. 28 No. 7?
The preludes, many of which are very brief (some consisting of simple statements and developments of a single theme or figure), were described by Schumann as "the beginnings of studies". Inspired by J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Chopin's preludes move up the circle of fifths (rather than Bach's chromatic scale sequence) to create a prelude in each major and minor tonality. The preludes were perhaps not intended to be played as a group, and may even have been used by him and later pianists as generic preludes to others of his pieces, or even to music by other composers, as Kenneth Hamilton suggests: he has noted a recording by Ferruccio Busoni of 1922, in which the Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 is followed by the Étude Op. 10 No. 5.
question: What piece of Bach's did Chopin take inspiration for his preludes?, answer: The Well-Tempered Clavier | question: Who suggested that Chopin's preludes were not intended to be played as a group?, answer: Kenneth Hamilton | question: What was described as "the beginning of studies" by Schumann?, answer: The preludes | question: What inspired Chopin for his preludes?, answer: J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier | question: Kenneth Hamilton suggests that the preludes may not have been meant as a group but rather as what?, answer: generic preludes to others of his pieces | question: Who did a recording where Étude Op. 10 No. 5. follows relude Op. 28 No. 7?, answer: Ferruccio Busoni