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Prelude

Chopin - Prelude No 15 in D-Flat Major - Sokolov, Piano
ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Chopin – Prelude No. 15 (Raindrop) – Sokolov, Piano

One of Frédéric Chopin most famous masterpiece, the Prelude No 15 in D-Flat Major, nicknamed “Raindrop”, strikes one at first as an oasis of peace and calm. However, the transition from the bright key of D flat major to the tenebrous C sharp minor brings dark, gloomy, disturbing sonorities.

Chopin - Prelude No 24 in D Minor - Grigory Sokolov, Piano
Piano / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Prelude No. 24 – Grigory Sokolov, Piano

Prelude No. 24 in D Minor is the last one of Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28, a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839.

Emile Gilels is playing Siloti's transcription in B minor of Bach's prelude in E minor, from The Well Tempered Clavier, first book
BAROQUE MUSIC / Piano / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Bach / Siloti – Prelude in B Minor – Gilels, Piano

Prelude in B Minor by Alexander Siloti is an arrangement of Bach’s prelude in E-minor from The Well Tempered Clavier, first book. Alexander Ilyich Siloti was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer and Rachmaninoff first cousin.

The pianist Daniil Trifonov is performing Chopin's prelude No 3 in G major
Piano / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Prelude No. 3 – Daniil Trifonov, Piano

The third Prelude, in G major, returns to volatility. It belongs to the category of ‘etudal’ preludes, characterised by a quick tempo, lightness and mobility. It develops a single textural idea.

Bach / Siloti - Prelude in B minor - Sokolov, Piano
BAROQUE MUSIC / Piano / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Bach / Siloti – Prelude in B minor – Sokolov, Piano

Alexander Siloti made an arrangement of Bach’s prelude in E-minor from The Well Tempered Clavier, first book, transposing it to B minor.

Andres Segovia plays on guitar a transcription of Chopin's Prelude No. 7 in A major, originally composed for piano
Guitar / Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Chopin – Prelude No. 7 – Andres Segovia, Guitar

Chopin’s Prelude No. 7 is the shortest prelude from 24 Preludes, Op. 28, a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839.

Misckey is trying to play Rachmaninov and Liszt in a 1929 cartoon, the first one with Mickey's gloves.
ROMANTIC MUSIC / Cartoon / Piano / Prelude / Rhapsody

Mickey – The Opry House (1929) – Rachmaninov, Liszt

The Opry House was the fifth Mickey Mouse cartoon released by Walt Disney Productions and introduced Mickey’s gloves. You can listen some theme from Rachmaninov’s famous C-sharp minor prelude and Liszt’s 2nd rhapsody.

The pianist Evgeny Kissin is playing Rachmanino's famous Prelude in C-sharp minor
Prelude / ROMANTIC MUSIC

Rachmaninov – Prelude in C-Sharp Minor – Kissin, Piano

Sergei Rachmaninov’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 entitled Morceaux de fantaisie, …

Rachmaninoff - Prelude No. 5 - Horowitz, Piano
ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Rachmaninoff – Prelude No. 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, Piano

Rachmaninoff’s Prelude No. 5 in G minor, was completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes, despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine.

Heitor Villa-Lobos is playing his Prelude No 1 for guitar
Guitar / 20th-CENTURY MUSIC / Prelude

Villa-Lobos – Prelude No 1 – Villa-Lobos, Guitar

Prelude No 1 is a guitar piece subtitled Melodia lírica (Lyrical Melody), in E minor. It’s the first of the Five Preludes, written in 1940 by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The others are …

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Happy Birthday to You! (Piano)

8 mice wish you a Happy Birthday!
But one needs more practice!

A Youtube video where 8 mice play Happy Birthday to you on the white keys of a piano!

The Great Dictator

The very famous scene with
Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 5.

A YouTube video where a jewish barber - Chaplin - shaves a client to the rhythm of Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 5 (The Great Dictator)

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther is determined to replace Beethoven's 5th Symphony with his theme!

The Pink Panther disrupts an orchestra rehearsal by playing his Mancini's theme instead of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Borg & Hambro play Chopin

2 grand pianos and 1 bench to play
Chopin's famous Minute Waltz

Thumbnail for a YouTube video where pianists Borge and Hambro play Chopin's Minute Waltz

The Carnival of the Animals

Yo-Yo and flamingos: the music
of Saint-Saëns illustrated by Walt Disney

From Walt Disney Fantasia 2000, a YouTube video where a flamingo plays Yo-Yo to Saint-Saens music

Tom in the Hollywood Bowl

Jerry wants to conduct
Johann Strauss II too!

A Tom & Jerry video on YouTube: Tom conducts a cats orchestra but Jerry wants to conduct it too!

Pigs in a Polka

The Three Little Pigs story
set to Brahms’ Hungarian Dances

YouTube thumbnail for the 1943 animated cartoon 'Pigs in a Polka,' set to Brahms’ Hungarian Dances.

Tom Concert Pianist

Tom is playing Liszt's 2nd Rhapsody and wakes up Jerry sleeping in the piano!"

A YouTube video where Tom plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in concert and wakes up Jerry who is sleeping in the piano!

Happy Birthday to You (Flute)

10 mice wish you a Happy Birthday!

Ten mice and one flute to sing and wish an Happy Birthday To You!

Most Famous Piano Song Ever!

Für Elise: 5 Best performances on grand piano by the greatest pianists

Für Elise youtube thumbnail with Beethoven piano sheet music
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