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Solfeggio In C Minor, Wq 117/2, H 220 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Piano Sonata in B Flat Minor 'Funeral March', Op. 35 No. 2 - III. Marche Funebre

Preludes in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 'Suffocation'

Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu (1834) may be the musical equivalent of a posthumous tell-all book, but with more class, of course. Published after his death in 1855, this piece had Chopin channeling his inner Beethoven, and musicologist Ernst Oster was convinced that Chopin "got" Beethoven like no one else.

Now, this piece is like a rollercoaster ride through the classical world: sextuplets, semiquavers, and polyrhythms? Oh my! It's no wonder it's used as a test piece! We go from C# minor chaos to the smooth, lyrical shores of Db major, with a Bellini-inspired melody that's as graceful as a swan on a lake.

But wait! The pandemonium returns in 'Presto' like a caffeinated squirrel, only to wind down and end on a Picardy third, leaving you wondering, "Was that a Fantasie or an Impromptu?"

Could this whirlwind of a piece be the result of Chopin showing off at a swanky salon for Baroness Frances Sarah d'Este? We'll never know for sure, but one thing is certain: Fantasie-Impromptu has become a timeless classic, and if you listen closely, you might just hear the echoes of Chopin chasing rainbows.

This track is from the album F. Chopin: 4 Impromptus - F. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - F. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in a Flat Major, Op. 47 - F. Chopin: Scherzo No 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/archiechen

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Piano: Fazioli F278
Recording Engineer: Jeremy Krug
Piano Technician: Dave Severence
Recorded at Washington State University School of Music

Frédéric Chopin "Fantasie" Impromptu no. 4 in C Sharp Minor, op. 66

ISRC code: GBF071202861
Composer: Rachmaninov
Work: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Movement: Moderato - I

Conductor: Michael Francis
Artist: Valentina Lisitsa
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Moderato - I

Lullabies

5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Arr. Batsashvili for Solo Piano)

Encores

Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 4 in E Major

Christmas on Broadway

Alec Baldwin hosts this journey of classical thrills and chills from the Philharmonic Archives.  You'll travel from the sinister heights of Bald Mountain, through a Journey Into the Abyss compliments of composers such as Mussorgsky, Berlioz, Gounod and J.S. Bach.  Listen on...if you dare!

Host: 		Alec Baldwin
Conductors: 	Arturo Toscanini (Bach); Alan Gilbert (Mussorgsky); Leonard Bernstein (Gounod, Liszt); Charles Dutoit (Berlioz); Lorin Maazel (closing theme)
Soloists: 	Paul Groves, tenor; Willard White, bass; Westminster Symphonic Choir; Charles Bressler, tenor; Chorale Art Society

E-mail us at radio@nyphil.org

MUSIC:
BACH (arr. H.J. WOOD):	Toccata and Fugue in d-minor, BWV 565 (from NYP Special Editions)
MUSORGSKY (arr. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV): Night on Bald Mountain (from iTunes Pass)
GOUNOD:			Ballet Music from Faust (Selections) ( from SMK 47600)
BERLIOZ:			Ride to the Abyss & Pandemonium from The Damnation of Faust	 (from NYP 05-28)

LISZT:	A Faust Symphony (from SMK-47570)

SAINT-SAENS:	Danse Macabre (used in place of usual theme music) (from NYP 09-15)



Suite No 2 In B Minor

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