zygis on Apr 8th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Nocturne No. 2 in F major
By John Ogdon
Nocturne No. 2 in F major sheet music
zygis on Apr 7th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Nocturne No. 1 in F sharp minor
The first nocturne in F sharp minor, was written 14-21 November 1887, and has three parts: a beginning and an end in andante cantabile and a central section in allegro. The slower andantes are gentle sections, influenced by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, while the allegro is unnatural and stiff and unusually fast for a nocturne.
zygis on Mar 17th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Funeral March Op. 72
By Idil Biret
zygis on Mar 17th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Trois Ecossaises Op. posth. 72
By Raymond Trouard
Trois Ecossaises Op. posth. 72 sheet music
zygis on Mar 17th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-sharp major
The Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 is a piece for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed from the autumn of 1845 to the summer of 1846. Written in the barcarolle form, it features a sweepingly romantic and slightly wistful tone. Most of the technical figures for the right hand are thirds and sixths, while the left features some very long reaches over an octave.
Barcarolle literally means boat song. Its origin lies in the traditional Venetian gondola song.
zygis on Mar 17th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Berceuse Op. 57 in D flat major
Frédéric Chopin’s Berceuse Op. 57 is a lullaby in the form of variations in D-flat major.
At first the composer titled the work Variations but the title was altered for publication to the current Berceuse.
The music begins and ends in 6/8 time. ‘Berceuse’ literally means “cradle song”
zygis on Mar 17th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Allegro de Concert Op. 46 in A major
Frédéric Chopin’s Allegro de Concert, Op. 46 is a piece for piano, published in November 1841. It is in one movement and takes between 13 and 15 minutes to play. The principal themes are bold and expressive. It has a curious place in the Chopin canon, and while its history is obscure, the evidence supports the view, shared by Robert Schumann and others, that it started out as the first movement of a projected third piano concerto, of which the orchestral parts are either now non-existent or were never scored at all. There is no evidence that Chopin ever even started work on the latter two movements of this concerto.
zygis on Mar 16th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Tarantelle Op. 43 in A flat major
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
Tarantelle Op. 43 in A flat major sheet music
zygis on Mar 16th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Bolero Op. 19 in C major/A major
By Arthur Rubinstein
By Syuzanna Rudanovskaya
Bolero Op. 19 in C major/A major sheet music
zygis on Mar 16th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Variations Brillantes Op. 12 in B flat major on “Je vends des Scapulaires” from Hérold’s “Ludóvic”
By Maria Grinberg
Variations Brillantes Op. 12 in B flat major sheet music
