F. Chopin : Prelude op. 28 no. 2 in A minor (Kissin)

Evgeny Kissin plays Chopin's second prelude in A minor op. 28.
"Presentiment of Death" is an immediate contrast, with a slow melody over a fixed accompaniment of four-note chords played two eighth notes at a time.

[brandonlee]

the jump from minor to major and major to minor is beautiful in this piece

[fcays]

Music is a dream, Chopin was a genius, thank you for sharing and greetings from Ensenada, Mexico.

[mouta]

i'm in my bed listening to this after watching höstsonaten (autumn sonata) for maybe the 15th time, this is perfect, too perfect

[akrazzy]

This piece is just great! I really enjoy it playing this prelude. I've even played it for my friends wedding.

[PuddintameXYZ]

This so badly needs a transcription for violin and cello. That would sound awesome.

[musicodrome]

feels like minimalisme more than 100 years earlier. Beautiful, fascinating and yet so sad...

[idiliusmidilius]

Wow. Such a solemn, intense piece created with simple notes.

[kailser]

I love the dimminued chords between major and minor changes so disturbing

[MartyNemko]

Perfect for trying to apprehend your life's mission. Oh, and Sony, thank you for posting this for us.

[chedalon]

imho this is simply one of the darkest pieces ever written

[itskarl]

For some reason, I get the mental image that the left hand is a painting - perhaps a Munch - and the right hand is the art expert talking about the painting.

[gabrielmuniz]

I hate when it stops, in the middle to play the melody alone... It makes me hate it, but suddenly I truly appreciate chopin, because of the intention behind the sheet.

[frenchmahala]

I donno why, but chopin gives me mad radiohead vibes

[sikora]

This is the greatest piece of music ever written.

[audreychandler]

This piece feels like a metaphor for life

[Hannibass-wcdi]

j ai découvert ce morceau dans Hannibal saison 2 et je l adore

[Bendanglila-Imsong]

I have come here after reading "Tara" by Mahesh Dattani, a play by an Indian writer. Tara which means star and it's suppose to shine, but Tara's (a girl) story is something different whose life has no light. Born as a conjoined twins with her brother, because of social system which gives less importance to a girl child and whose rightful leg is forced to give to his brother after the surgery. The status of women and the sacrifice they make specially in India is well portrayed by Dattani in the play.

[kingjensen]

To me, this piece is really painful to listen to because of the awkward dissonances that all of the bass chords cause. However, it resolves itself in the end with nice harmony. It's not my favorite, but maybe it was intended to be unsettling.

[photo]

A performance marked by incredibly sensitive control and such refined restraint... profoundly moving...

[flooo]

the genius is to make major chords sound painful. When everything goes dark...