Trois préludes pour piano

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013): Tres preludios para piano.

Dutilleux's compositional style greatly reflected that of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Albert Roussel. Yet his unique, individual style did not go amiss, as in his Three Preludes for Piano, composed in 1982 and still performed to this day.

Three Preludes for Piano reflects Dutilleux's style in its atonality and modality, use of pedal notes and subtle hints of jazz influence. As an unusual set of Piano pieces, Dutilleux's compilation adds pleasant variety to the advanced pianists' repertoire.