12 Preludes

For solo piano, 2023

Duration: 20’
Premiere: Dresdner Musikfestspiele May 18, 2024, US premiere Newport Classical
Anton Mejias, piano

Descending chromatically from E to F, these preludes are in homage to JS Bach and designed to be played either alone or in conjunction with the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2.

They are a study in memory. As they evolve, each Prelude collects more and more from the past until, at last, we reach the twelfth, which is entirely made up of memory.

Recorded by Anton Mejias on Deutsche Grammophon “The art of Memory” available on all streaming platforms March 28