The importance of Mieczysowski's 24 Preludes for solo cello, written for Rostropovich, lies beyond their superficial resemblance to Bach' Well-tempered Clavier or the piano preludes of Chopin or Weinberg' colleague Shostakovich. Album Tracks 1. Prelude No. 1 2. Prelude No. 2 3. Prelude No. 3 4. Prelude No. 4 5. Prelude No. 5 6. Prelude No. 6 7. Prelude No. 7 8. Prelude No. 8 9. Prelude No. 9 10. Prelude No. 10 11. Prelude No. 11 12. Prelude No. 12 13. Prelude No. 13 14. Prelude No. 14 15. Prelude No. 15 16. Prelude No. 16 17. Prelude No. 17 18. Prelude No. 18 Sarabande 19. Prelude No. 19 20. Prelude No. 20 21. Prelude No. 21 22. Prelude No. 22 23. Prelude No. 23 24. Prelude No. 24 Menuet 25. I. Adagio 26. II. Allegretto 27. III. Allegro