This prelude has a mid section that is the most beautiful Russian melody I've ever heard. I just discovered how nice this is.
The best recording in my opinion is played by Prokofiev:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjutQ97D ... re=related
Then there is my recording trying to imitate that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8nmSy0KHY