Alexander, Dennis - 24 Character Preludes (Book & CD)

This collection of preludes in all major and minor keys contains a wealth of pedagogical challenges for the late intermediate to early advanced level student. Each piece is designed to explore one or more pianistic problems, and at the same time serves as excellent preparatory repertoire for the more complex character pieces of the great masters of the 19th an 20th centuries. The sounds of Bach, Ravel Mendelssohn, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Gershwin, Prokofieff and Copland are echoed here.