Sergei Rachmaninov - Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2. Author: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943).
"Morceaux de fantaisie", Op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The title reflects the pieces' imagery rather than their musical form, as none are actual fantasies.The Prelude, the second piece, is undoubtably the most famous of the set.
The piece opens with a three note motif at fortissimo which introduces the grim C-sharp minor tonality that dominates the piece; the cadential motif repeats throughout. In the third bar, the volume changes to a piano pianissimo for the exposition of the theme. The second part is propulsive and marked Agitato, beginning with highly chromatic triplets; this passionately builds to interlocking chordal triplets that descend into a climactic recapitulation of the main theme, this time in four staves to accommodate the volume of notes; certain chords in the section are marked with quadruple sforzando. After that, The piece closes with a brief seven-bar coda which ends quietly.

Pianist: Vladimir Ashkenazy.

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