[ConorMacNessa]

Outstanding, Publius!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Publius]

At age 14, Sergei Rachmaninov turned out a set of three nocturnes. There is a bit less of Chopin in these three, and the style of the composer is more apparent.

Rachmaninov: Nocturne #1 in F# minor

The second video shows the score, and you can see just how complicated a piece by Rachmaninov could be, even at a young age.

Nocturne #2 in F

The third nocturne shows Sergei using the piano to imitate the sound of bells. This was to become a recurrent idea in his music.

Nocturne #3 in C minor