"He looked inside the coffin, and he saw himself😱"
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2, is one of the composer's most famous compositions. Part of a set of five piano pieces titled Morceaux de fantaisie, it is a 62-bar prelude in ternary (ABA) form. It is also known as The Bells of Moscow since the introduction seems to reproduce the Kremlin's most solemn carillon chimes.
An unconfirmed rumor behind this piece describes how Rachmaninoff had a dream where he was attending a funeral. As he gradually walked toward the coffin, he discovered that it was his own body that was lying in the casket.
Do NOT judge the middle Agitato section, please! I learned this prelude by ear in 2020 and haven't played it since my last performance in 2021 (before I started my channel and took performances at school). But this piece WAS the first piece I played on THIS instrument! Since then, I've grown akin to the fine work of this Kawai (especially since the other piano was too bright for my phone microphone), so I thought to give this piano its last performance of Rachmaninoff's prelude! (and the last of its suffering 😅).
See y'all in the next video!
Ngyes!
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17 май 2024
