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I wouldn't want to be wrong... but it is almost certainly Chopin...

but it should be the andante spianato of the "ANDANTE SPIANATO E GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE" Op.22

No: it is Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major from Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28.

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Thanks to both of you for the time dedicated to me, obviously an honorable mention to carlos, I'm running to study it right away

The drop!! the meaning of this piece is fascinating.

riccardoM wrote:

I will always and only respond in Italian. Even if the user uses another language or attaches documents in English, I will provide the response in Italian.

Best wishes... in my opinion, despite the apparent ease, it is one of the most difficult things to play... it requires superb touch and musicality, otherwise the piece degrades into a somewhat monotonous cantilena.

sisifo1987 wrote:

The drop!! the meaning of this piece is fascinating.

I wonder who gave it that name...

I definitely think not Chopin. He only thought about describing his tormented life as an exile. Who gave him that name???

sisifo1987 wrote:

i'm sure it's not Chopin. He only thought about describing his tormented life as an exile. Who gave him that name???

Generally, these titles were slapped on by publishers as soon as a piece became a bit famous, but specifically I don't know for certain.

I quote Carlos. The names of famous pieces were attributed by the publishers. An example always in Chopin is precisely the "study on variations" which the publisher later renamed "Berceuse"

And anyway, this prelude is wonderful.

pestatasti wrote:

Best wishes... in my opinion, despite the apparent ease, it is one of the most difficult things to play... it requires superb touch and musicality, otherwise the piece diminishes into a somewhat monotonous cantilena

You are right, 'apparent ease'. After 2 hours of study, the main difficulty is making it "fluid"

riccardoM wrote:

You are right, apparent ease. After 2 hours of study, the main difficulty is making it "fluid"

Yes, indeed. In my opinion, the greatest difficulty lies in the execution of the repeated notes which should create a constant harmonic texture, sweet and barely whispered and, as mentioned, fluid in the initial part, obsessive and dramatic in the central section.

In the initial part, furthermore, the left hand executes a counterpoint "interlocked" between the repeated eighth notes, which should sound distinct from the repeated notes and at the same time not disturb the melody of the right hand.

I also find it very difficult to "render" the atmosphere of the central section where the sweet melancholy vanishes, leaving room for an obscure and dramatic theme of quarter notes that, grave and barely whispered, grows until it culminates in chords that are initially powerful and then again repeated piano, all while conveying a sense of tragedy and inevitability that reminds me of certain passages from Mozart's Requiem.

In fact, I believe this prelude is enveloped in a sacred atmosphere, an omen of death, a feeling of sweet exhaustion that seems indispensable to convey to the listener.

the central engraving is very modern, it almost reminds one of Pink Floyd