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Posted on 08/31/2012 6:01:02 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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Are you going to see any rain from Isaac?
Howdy miss.
Unlike its one page predecessors, the third prelude takes up two whole pages! This is an exercise in agility for the left hand with the theme in the right.
Chopin: Prelude in G, Op. 28/3
This one page masterpiece is a melancholy cry from the heart. It’s one of the famous “Five Easy Pieces” from the movie of the same name. Most remember Jack Nicholson’s scene in the diner where he jousts with the waitress who won’t bend on substitutions for orders. But my favorite scene is where Nicholson plays this piece, and the lady listening to it exclaims about the “feeling” with which he played. Nicholson’s response, “I felt nothing,” was something I’ve always wanted to say. (I have a devilish sense of humor!)
Jack Nicholson plays this prelude, but not all that well
And here is what a professional can do with it.
Chopin: Prelude in E minor, Op. 28/4
The fifth prelude takes up two whole pages, and they are two difficult pages. The basic idea is duple time in the right hand and triple time in the left, but with the theme staggered in four in the right hand. Very tricky!.
Chopin: Prelude in D, Op. 28/5
The sixth prelude is another cry from the heart where the fifth finger of the right hand plays individual drops of rain. Fred wrote this one night when his girlfriend and her children were late arriving at the monastery during a storm, and he feared something might have happened to them.
Chopion: Prelude in B minor, Op. 28/6
The seventh prelude is a mere 16 bars and is one of his sweetest and simplest pieces.
Chopin: Prelude in A, Op. 28/7
The eighth prelude is one of Chopin’s most difficult pieces. I was too frightened by the printed page to try it. It runs a full four harrowing pages.
Chopin: Prelude in F# minor, Op. 28/8
This little one pager gets mistaken for Beethoven. It’s like walking through a church and watching the darkness give way to light as it streams through the windows.
Chopin: Prelude in E, Op. 28/9
The tenth prelude is another one pager that is there and gone in a flash.
Chopin: Prelude in C# minor, Op. 28/10
The eleventh prelude is a one page, short, sweet wonder.
Chopin: Prelude in B, Op. 28/11
The twelfth prelude is an exercise for the wrist, and its three pages are as difficult as anything Chopin wrote in his etudes.
Chopin: Prelude in G# minor, Op. 28/12
The last of the “sharps” preludes is two pages of serenity. Just lie on your back, and watch the clouds drift by.
Any particular tune from the 60's would you two like?
Good evening, Connie...*HUGS*
I DO get 3 days off...and I am soooo ready. I need rest and sleep, or at least try for both. LOL!
Only a short shopping trip in the offing, and no appointments. Yippee!!
How about you? 3 days off? And some me time?
Oh Sandy that made my eyes blurry. Thank goodness everyone kept their heads & knew what to do & thank the Lord she’s gonna be ok!
Hiya Biggirl & happy weekend to you! *Hugs*
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...it’s Friday!
Kitchen painting on your To Do list?
Leave it up to Scouts to Be Prepared.
You pick, and We will enjoy
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There she is! How ya doin’ Luvie? *Hugs*
Did we have Manuels tonight?
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