The ACHING BEAUTY of Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major, Op. 23 no. 4 - Analysis

A real gem to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of the great Rachmaninoff. This is his way of basically writing a Nocturne, albeit under the wider-encompassing title of a Prelude. But compared to Chopin and the first generation of romantics, Rachmaninoff utlizises the modern piano to its full extent with breathing swellings of sound and aching chromatic harmony, put together to perfection. Henrik Kilhamn, piano.

0:00 Intro
0:44 Music
2:05 Analysis
10:20 Variation
15:17 B section
19:07 Main return
25:50 Coda
27:45 Bonus!

▶ Recording, Kilhamn:    • Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major Op. 2...  
▶ Performance, Sokolov:    • Rachmaninov Prelude Op.23 No.4 D-dur....  

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Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D major, Op. 23 no. 4 (1903).
📄 Score: Score: A. Gutheil, first edition (1904)
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19, III. Andante (1901)
📄 Score: First edition, A. Gutheil [1902]
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