24 Guitar Preludes: Prelude in D Minor (Chant populaire espagnol)

The editorial history of Ponce's 24 Preludes is as complex as it is fascinating. Completed in the 1920s, only twelve were published in Andrés Segovia's 1930 edition; the complete cycle waited nearly half a century to appear in full. In (in)complete preludes, Giacomo Palazzesi approaches the entire cycle through a close study of the manuscript — including the choice not to replace the missing Prelude in G major, leaving that silence to the listener.

This Prelude in D minor, a Spanish folksong in spirit, opens the journey.