Valse sentimentale Opus 51 Nr 6 Peter I. Tschaikowsky

A recording of J.S. Bach's 'Preludie in C' played by Neil Balfour.

When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of the defining musical texts in keyboard history. But, somehow, it has - and the Prelude No. 1 in C Major is where it all starts.

The Well-Tempered Clavier (there are two volumes of it, each containing a prelude and a fugue in each musical key) kicks off in C Major, the most 'natural' musical key, so he obviously made sure that the first entry is a good one. Few pieces of keyboard music sound so delicate and fragile, but there's a very Bach-ian stability to it as well. 

It's a strikingly simple piece to begin with, gently phasing through different chords and registers, but it's one of those pieces that demands to be tinkered with. Consequently, you'll hear plenty of different interpretations of this much-loved work.

Prelude No. 1 In C Major | Bach

This piece is one of the 12 seasons being performed by The Piano Cloud group of pianists.

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Chopin Valse Op 64 No 2 Waltz In C Sharp Minor 7 Valentina Lisitsa

The Nocturnes, Op. 9 are a set of three nocturnes written by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1832, published that year, and dedicated to Madame Camille Pleyel. 

The second nocturne of the work is widely regarded as Chopin's most famous piece, and is regularly featured in films, television programs and video games.

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Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

Made this recording June 5th, 2012. Enjoy this beautiful romantic character piece by Chopin. 

Frederic Chopin - Etude in Ab Major, "Aeolian Harp", Op. 25 No. 1

Chopin's rather mental study in C minor. This from a supposedly asexual, sickly, man-child of a composer...

Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

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