Three Preludes, Op.32 - No. 12 Sergei Rachmaninoff
A
fellow student of Scriabin's at the Moscow Conservatory, Sergei Rachmaninoff's
eclectic individual style, his harmonic colorations, the emotional flavor of
Russian nationalism and melancholic nostalgia in his music, all serve to
illustrate his mastery of the piano idiom. Perhaps there is no better example
of this than his 24 preludes written for solo piano. Rachmaninoff patterned his key relationships after Chopin and
wrote one prelude in each major and minor key. These three preludes from Op.32
are the epitome of Rachmaninoff's original compositional style. No. 5 in G
Major possesses his grand architectural structure with a lovely melodic theme,
variations, bridges, and coda; No.10 in b minor is the essence of his imaginative
poetic eloquence; and No.12 in g-sharp minor evokes the haunting Siberian winds
of his native Russia. Grace Nikae
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Three Preludes, Op.32 - No. 12 Sergei Rachmaninoff
A fellow student of Scriabin's at the Moscow Conservatory, Sergei Rachmaninoff's eclectic individual style, his harmonic colorations, the emotional flavor of Russian nationalism and melancholic nostalgia in his music, all serve to illustrate his mastery of the piano idiom. Perhaps there is no better example of this than his 24 preludes written for solo piano. Rachmaninoff patterned his key relationships after Chopin and wrote one prelude in each major and minor key. These three preludes from Op.32 are the epitome of Rachmaninoff's original compositional style. No. 5 in G Major possesses his grand architectural structure with a lovely melodic theme, variations, bridges, and coda; No.10 in b minor is the essence of his imaginative poetic eloquence; and No.12 in g-sharp minor evokes the haunting Siberian winds of his native Russia. Grace Nikae
More music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Romance, Op. 11 No. 5
Bogoroditse Devo, from The Vespers
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 9 in D Major
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
Prelude Op. 3, No. 2, in c-sharp minor
Etude-Tableau, Op, 39, No. 1 in c minor
Etude-Tableau in A minor, Op. 39, No. 6
Romance, Op. 34
Prelude Op. 23 No. 4
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op 42
Performances by same musician(s)
Prelude No.5 in G Major, Op.32
Fantasy in f-sharp minor, Op.28
Prelude No. 10 in b minor, Op.32
Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 “Sonata-Fantasy”
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