![]() Heavy drops of icy water fell in a regular rhythm on his breast, and when I made him listen to the sound of the drops of water indeed falling in rhythm on the roof, he denied having heard it. Interpreters of this piece need to be able to sustain the long melodic lines, balance the different levels of sound, and convey the two contrasting moods convincingly.īackgroundIn her memoirs, George Sand related how one evening she and her son Maurice, returning home in a terrible rainstorm, found a distraught Chopin who told them about a dream he had while sitting at the piano: "He saw himself drowned in a lake. The repeating A-flat (written as G-sharp in the middle, ominous section) never stops throughout the piece. The first theme is reintroduced towards the end of the prelude, giving it a peaceful ending. The feeling of uneasiness present in the middle part is made even stronger by the serene calm and beauty of the first 27 measures. Listeners and music historians have likened it to a beautiful dream that turns into an oppressive nightmare. ![]() The C-sharp minor section begins rather suddenly in measure 28, and with it the piece changes from something peaceful and serene into something much darker. Within the rather short piece - even if it is the longest of the preludes - Chopin manages to build up two entirely different atmospheres, using the same obsessively repeated note. ![]() Sign up to listen & download > A beautiful dreamHere is a miraculous example of Chopin’s amazing virtuosity in translating human emotions to piano music.
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