The song “How Insensitive” by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim was the direct inspiration for this arrangement of Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Prelude No. 4. Both works share a distinctive musical language: a long, expressive melody unfolding over rich, complex harmony, driven by an ostinato rhythm. The opening bars in particular reveal striking similarities in melodic contour and harmonic structure.

In contrast to the original works, “Prelude to a Minor Bossa” introduces contrapuntal, almo...