Published
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2, is one of Sergei Rachmaninoff's most famous compositions. It is a ternary (ABA) prelude for piano in C-sharp minor, 62 bars long, and part of a set of five pieces entitled Morceaux de fantaisie.
Its first performance was by the composer on September 20, 1892, at a festival called the Moscow Electrical Exhibition, which Rachmaninoff considered his debut as a pianist. After this première, a review of the concert singled out the Prelude, noting that it had "aroused enthusiasm". From this point on, its popularity grew.
Rachmaninoff later published 23 more preludes to complete a set of 24 preludes covering all the major and minor keys, to emulate earlier sets by Bach, Chopin, Alkan, Scriabin and others.
This work was one of the first the 19‑year‑old Rachmaninoff composed as a "Free Artist", after he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory on 29 May 1892. He performed this new work for the first time at one of the concerts of the Moscow Electrical Exhibition on 8/20 October 1892. It was printed the following year as the second of five Morceaux de fantaisie (Op. 3), all dedicated to Anton Arensky, his harmony teacher at the Conservatory.
The prelude became one of Rachmaninoff's most famous compositions. His cousin Alexander Siloti was instrumental in securing the Prelude's success throughout the Western world. In the autumn of 1898, he made a tour of Western Europe and the United States, with a program that contained the Prelude. Soon after, London publishers brought out several editions with titles such as The Burning of Moscow, The Day of Judgement, and The Moscow Waltz. America followed suit with other titles, such as The Bells of Moscow. It was so popular that it was referred to as "The Prelude" and audiences would demand it as an encore at his performances, shouting "C-sharp!"
Its first performance was by the composer on September 20, 1892, at a festival called the Moscow Electrical Exhibition, which Rachmaninoff considered his debut as a pianist. After this première, a review of the concert singled out the Prelude, noting that it had "aroused enthusiasm". From this point on, its popularity grew.
Rachmaninoff later published 23 more preludes to complete a set of 24 preludes covering all the major and minor keys, to emulate earlier sets by Bach, Chopin, Alkan, Scriabin and others.
This work was one of the first the 19‑year‑old Rachmaninoff composed as a "Free Artist", after he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory on 29 May 1892. He performed this new work for the first time at one of the concerts of the Moscow Electrical Exhibition on 8/20 October 1892. It was printed the following year as the second of five Morceaux de fantaisie (Op. 3), all dedicated to Anton Arensky, his harmony teacher at the Conservatory.
The prelude became one of Rachmaninoff's most famous compositions. His cousin Alexander Siloti was instrumental in securing the Prelude's success throughout the Western world. In the autumn of 1898, he made a tour of Western Europe and the United States, with a program that contained the Prelude. Soon after, London publishers brought out several editions with titles such as The Burning of Moscow, The Day of Judgement, and The Moscow Waltz. America followed suit with other titles, such as The Bells of Moscow. It was so popular that it was referred to as "The Prelude" and audiences would demand it as an encore at his performances, shouting "C-sharp!"
- Category
- Classical
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment
Up Next
-
06:42
Hamit Erdem Özpolat - F.Chopın 'Polonaise G Sharp Minör
-
01:33
Mendelssohn: Capriccio in F sharp minor, Op. 5 (Doomin Kim)
-
04:42
In Memory Of Gregg Nielson Chopin Nocturne #20 C Sharp Minor Valentina Lisitsa
-
06:40
Rachmaninoff - Vocalise in E-flat minor, Op. 34, No. 14 (Cello & Piano) [HD]
-
04:42
In Memory Of Gregg Nielson Chopin Nocturne #20 C Sharp Minor Valentina Lisitsa
-
04:52
Deniz Atay - Nocturne in F Sharp Minor No. 8
-
09:35
Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor: I. Prelude - Allegro moderato [HD]
-
05:05
Ahmet Baran - Nocturne C Sharp Minor (Kanun Namına) - F. Chopin
-
03:42
Piotr Anderszewski – J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor
-
03:34
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 [HD]
-
02:31
Paul Ji plays Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor
-
04:38
HAUSER - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
-
07:57
Beatrice Rana plays Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
-
05:44
F. Chopin - Nocturne No. 20 In C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth. (Lento Con Gran Espressione)
-
02:18
Beatrice Rana plays Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-sharp minor
-
05:16
Chopin Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 By Balazs Havasi
-
01:20
Piotr Anderszewski – J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor
-
00:31
Chopin - Nocturne in C-sharp minor (Alessandro Clerici, Elena Brunello)
-
04:45
Yoav Levanon records Chopin: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, No. 25, Op. 45
-
05:25
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor - Live From Teatro Del Silenzio, Italy / 2007
-
01:20
Piotr Anderszewski – J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor
-
03:08
Tutu Aydınoğlu - Rachmaninoff: Moment musicaux, Op. 16: No. 4 in E Minor, Presto
Loading...