Prelude in C-sharp minor (Russian: Прелюдия), Op. 3, No. 2, is one of Sergei Rachmaninoff's most famous compositions. It is a ternary (ABA) prelude for piano in C-sharp minor, 62 bars long, and part of a set of five pieces entitled Morceaux de fantaisie; and also known as The Bells of Moscow since the introduction seems to reproduce the Kremlin's most solemn carillon chimes.
| Tempo | Lento |
| Date of composition | 1892 |
| Premiered | 1892, September 20th in Moscow, Russia by Sergei Rachmaninov |
| First published | 1895 in Moscow, Russia |
| Dedicated to | Anton Arensky |
| Type | Prelude |
| Tonality | C-sharp Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 3 |
| Instruments | Piano |
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Sergueï Rachmaninov: Prelude in Morceaux de Fantaisie en do dièse mineur, Op. 3 Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov: Prelude in Morceaux de Fantaisie in do diesis minore, Op. 3 Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Prelude in Morceaux de Fantaisie cis-moll, Op. 3 |