Chopin's 24 Preludes and .. oh wait, no fugues...

Preludes, Op. 28

The preludes are very nice, but not incredibly special.. They do have a key cycle, just like Bach's Preludes and Fugues, one being in every key. Really the only similarity they have with Bach's P's+F's are that they have a key cycle, that's about it - and the cycle isn't even the same. When Bach does the parallel way (C Maj, C min, etc..), Chopin does the relative way (C Maj, A min, etc..). Some are nice, some are not. The most famous being the "Raindrop" prelude, which is gorgeous. Some are long, some are short (the C minor is only a couple of lines). While some are one or two phrases, some could be much longer. I believe the longest the the Raindrop, which is more of a Nocturne than anything else, lasting several minutes. I'm spent.