zygis on Apr 10th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major
By Evgeny Kissin
By Emil Gilels
By Valentina Igoshina
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Grigory Sokolov
Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major sheet music
zygis on Mar 12th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Grande Waltz brillante Op. 18 in E flat major
The Grande Valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18, was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1833. It was first published in 1834 and is Chopin’s first waltz composition for solo piano.
zygis on Feb 12th, 2009Frédéric Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# Minor
Frédéric Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Opus posthumous 66, is a solo piano composition and one of his most well-known pieces. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana. Some aspects of this piece are similar to the third movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Two measures after the melody begins, an abrupt run and down has the exact same notes as the cadenza in the presto agitato of the moonlight sonata, movement 3. Also the tempo marking is identical to the famous third movement.Despite Chopin’s request that the piece not be published, Fontana did so anyway.
