Felix Blumenfeld composed his set of 4 Preludes for Piano solo, Op. 12, between 1888 and 1890. They were published in 1990. The first prelude was dedicated to Mademoiselle Olga Karmalin, the second to Mademoiselle Ida Anastasieff. Blumenfeld dedicated the preludes no. 3 and 4 to his own wife.
