zygis on Apr 10th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor
The Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. It is an epitome of Rachmaninoff’s Russian nationalism, rife with full chords and evocative melodies.The Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. It is an epitome of Rachmaninoff’s Russian nationalism, rife with full chords and evocative melodies.
zygis on Apr 8th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 3 in B minor
Again, the next piece drastically differs from the previous: the continual gauntlets of number two is relieved by the third piece in the set, an “introspective rêverie [daydream].” Drawing on the previous illustration of a “generic hybrid,” this piece is described as a mixture between the song without words and funeral march genres, to create what is called the “most Russian” piece of the set, containing both sonorous bass and a solid melody, characteristics of Russian music.
zygis on Apr 2nd, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor
By Andrei Gavrilov
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor sheet music
