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Between the shadow of the Grave and the light moving across the keys, the Pathétique turns the piano into a theatre of memory, tension, and return. i Work Information Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Work title: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique” ( Grande Sonate pathétique ) Year of composition: c. 1797–1798, possibly revised through 1799 First edition: Vienna, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, 1799 Dedication: Prince Karl von Lichnowsky Genre: Piano sonata Period / Style: Classical period; Beethoven’s early creative period Structure: 3 movements Duration: approx. 18–20 minutes Instrumentation: Solo piano A single C minor chord , abrupt and weighty, is enough to turn the piano into a dramatic stage. In the...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (Analysis)

With its commanding opening, expansive lyricism, and formidable pianistic writing, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto transforms the encounter between soloist and orchestra into one of the Romantic repertoire’s most compelling journeys. i Work Information Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Title: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (TH 55 · ČW 53) Composition and revision: November 1874–February 1875 · revised in 1879 and 1888–1889 Reference version: The third edition of 1889, now standard in performance, with significant differences from the 1879 version identified where relevant Premiere: 25 October 1875, Music Hall, Boston · Hans von Bülow, piano · Benjamin Johnson Lang, conductor Genre: Concerto for piano and orchestra · Romantic Structure: Three movements Duration: ...

Robert Schumann - Träumerei, from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7 (Analysis)

In Träumerei, Schumann transforms an apparently simple piano melody into a space of memory: the music emerges, moves through changing harmonic light, and returns transformed, like an image of childhood recalled through the consciousness of an adult. i Work Information Composer Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Title Träumerei (“Dreaming”) Cycle Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15 Number No. 7 of 13 pieces Date of composition 1838 — Schumann’s diary records Träumerei on 24 February First edition 1839, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig Key F major Metre 4/4 Instrument solo piano Form three eight-bar spans, with the first repeated; heard as A–A–B–A′ Duration approx. 2–3 minutes in most modern performances Träumerei (“Dreaming”) is one of those works whose influence seems inversely proportional to its size. In only a handful of phrases, Robert Schumann created one of the most recognisable pieces in the Rom...

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