Top Ten Famous Piano Pieces in the World
1: Chopin: "Army Polonaise"
"Army Polonaise]" also known as "Army Polonaise" ", "Polonaise No. 3". Piano music. Chopin composed it in October 1838. The musical content of the Polonaise he created has far exceeded the scope of dance music genres. His polonaises can be roughly divided into two categories. One type is high-spirited, grand, and dramatic; the other type is tragic, delicate, graceful, and poetic. This piece and Chopin's "Eroica Polonaise" both belong to the first category. Liszt admired these two pieces of music the most and played them in almost every piano recital he gave. This piece is in the key of A major, in three beats, in the form of a complex trilogy. It is a march of victory and triumph. It praises the glorious achievements of the Polish national struggle and is considered to be one of the works that most strongly embodies the national spirit in Chopin's music. The theme is strong and powerful, expressing the high and determined mood of the army. The melody in the middle is powerful and loud, like a bugle reverberating across the earth. The third part is a complete reproduction of the first part, which unifies the whole song in a majestic and high-spirited atmosphere. (Performance time is about 4 minutes)
2: Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" expresses the composer's personal style with brilliant skills, but the work The most unforgettable thing in it is not the dazzling technique, but the slow 18th variation. The whole rhapsody suddenly slows down here, playing a simple and lyrical melody. This melody is cheerful, beautiful and touching. Among them Of course, it also implies the never-fading "Russian Melancholy". This melody is first sung on the piano, simple and peaceful, and then gives way to the strings, with gradually growing enthusiasm, and then develops into an ode to romantic passion. This piece of music has a profound artistic charm and is especially full of romance. Although it is just a piece of music, not a movement, it has also been extracted and compiled into some records of romantic music collections, and can also be seen on the ballet stage. Ballet sketch to this music. When Rachmaninoff originally wrote "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini", he intended to express Paganini's legendary stage image. A skinny, pale, fanatical, ghostly body wrapped in a passionate soul, awakened by the god of art. When the time comes, they play crazily and radiantly, and the brilliant music illuminates the entire hall. Rachmaninoff was even considering putting it on the ballet stage when he wrote this rhapsody. He provided the ballet plot idea, and the choreographer and director was of course the ballet master Fokine. This violin devil is described by many as a virtuoso player who fails to see the stylistic impact that his brilliant skills brought to the Romantics. This not only underestimates Paganini's artistic value, but also undermines the essence of Romantic art. neglect. Romanticism is a kind of unrestrained and endless beauty, and the most prominent feature of romantic music is the subjective expression of fanaticism. To express the wild and unrestrained emotional world, musicians must rely on superb skills to enter the boundless artistic realm. There is an interesting anecdote that illustrates this problem. Once, a violinist went to Beethoven with his music score and suggested that some violin parts were too difficult to play and asked the composer to modify them. Beethoven said: " When God wakes me up, do you think I will still think about your unfortunate violin?"
3: Liszt: Dream of Love Liszt rewrote three of his songs for three pianos? Song, entitled Liebestraum (S541). The original lyrics were used as the title poem of the piano music. The first and second poems are "Hohe Liede" (Hohe Liede) and "Happy Death" (Seliger Tod) by the German poet Ludwig Uhland (1788-1862); the third poem is Freiligrath's "Olied, so land du lieder kannst". The three "Dreams of Love" are all in the nocturne genre, and the third one is particularly famous. The original song was composed in 1845. It is a lyrical song "sung" on the piano. The music is affectionate and tactful, expressing Fleury's The artistic conception in Glatt's poem: "Love, love as long as you can, love as long as you want," the time for you to mourn at the tomb is coming soon. ? Your heart must remain hot and attached, as long as there is still a heart that returns warmth to you. ? As long as someone reveals sincerity to you, you must do your best to teach him to be happy all the time and never to be depressed for a moment! ? I hope you will keep your mouth shut: harsh words can easily hurt people. ? Oh my god - there was no malicious intent - but some people parted with tears.
4: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 is divided into three movements: The first movement, Allegro, C major, 4/4 time, sonata form. The first theme begins with a rhythm similar to a unison march, with very bright colors. Then the lead piano and the introduction appear at the same time, presenting the first theme again. The second theme of the movement is very interesting, and the piano shows brilliant performance skills. The second movement, Andante, is in the key of F major, in 2/2 time, and has three sections of ballad form. First, the string instruments with muted instruments present a ballad-style theme, and then the lead piano introduces it again. The triplet rhythm that accompanies the theme is almost uninterrupted throughout the movement. The third movement, extremely lively Allegro, in C major, 2/4 time. After the vibrant first theme was repeated twice by the band, the theme was presented again by the piano.
In the middle of the movement, orchestral accompaniment and piano lead alternately appear, complementing each other. Finally, the piano ends the whole song magnificently with an overwhelming ascending scale.
5: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky "Piano Concerto No. 1" is the most popular concerto, but in terms of the grandeur of its conception and the scale of the work , it could be called a symphony for piano and orchestra. This work reflects the author's love for life and his desire for light and joy. Its basic image is deeply national. The author quoted some real Ukrainian tunes here, and at the same time it also particularly vividly expresses the characteristics of the author's concerto. Some of the characteristics are the combination of great power and grand scale with sincere and forthright lyricism. The richness of the ideological content and artistic images of this work, the diversity and opposition of its themes, and the great inner strength of the intensely developing musical thoughts are all its exciting charm, and it is precisely these characteristics. , which made this concerto widely circulated during the author's lifetime. It was often played by various types of pianists on concert stages in Europe and the United States. The author often included it in his symphony concert repertoire and personally conducted the work many times. performance; by 1878, N. Rubinstein finally understood the merits and value of this work and played it brilliantly, thus making this work more firmly established on the concert stage.
6: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 Brahms is the last composer of German classicism. He was born in a musical family in Hamburg. He is a composer who pays equal attention to creation and performance. Brahms Brahms had close contacts with Romantic musicians such as the Schumanns and Liszt, and received their appreciation and support. Some people compare Brahms's works to "old classical wine mixed with new romantic wine." Brahms's works have both classical techniques and romantic spirit. He rarely uses titles. His works are grand and grand, but his brushwork is meticulous, his moods change, and sometimes there is a pastoral atmosphere. Many of his works are world famous, and together with Bach and Beethoven, they are called the "Three Bs" (note) in the history of German music. He created a number of piano pieces, theme variations, and concertos, among which the "Violin Concerto in D Major" is the most famous, and his "Hungarian Dance No. 5" is a work that is highly appreciated by both refined and popular audiences. "Hungarian Dance" No. 5, with free rhythm, various decorations on the melody, drastic changes in speed, and a certain degree of improvisation, is the most widely known piece of music among all Brahms' works. At that time, he In Vienna, I was very interested in the Gypsy music there, so I wrote down many Gypsy music melodies. In 1869, he began to publish the "Hungarian Dance Collection". In fact, most of it was borrowed from Gypsy music melodies, edited and organized.
7: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" The first movement, sustained adagio, C sharp minor, 2/2 time, trilogy style. It is a fantasy, improvisational and soft ballad in the form of a sonata. Contrary to the traditional form of piano sonata, Beethoven used an adagio in the first movement of this piece, and the slow melody reveals a touch of sadness. The second movement, Allegro Minor, is in the key of D flat major, in 3/4 time, in the form of a trilogy. In this movement, Beethoven once again "went in the opposite direction" and changed the second movement, which has always been a slow movement in traditional piano concertos, to a very brisk rhythm, a short, concise and beautiful melody. A sharp contrast to the first movement. This movement plays a very obvious role in "connecting the past with the future", and the first movement and the third movement are perfectly connected here. The third movement, exciting Presto, in C sharp minor, 4/4 time, sonata form. This movement has a delicate structure, wonderful piano effects and rich musical content. The stormy melody contains various complex piano techniques, expressing an angry mood and high fighting spirit. Until the end of the whole song, it is still a "final impact" situation.
8: Chopin: The "Heroic" Polonaise begins with a solemn and enthusiastic overture, and then leads to the majestic heroic theme. A slightly vicissitude of feeling is the heroic style, and the galloping momentum is overwhelming. Nowadays, powerful passion is rare in Chopin's works. The music continues to expand the scope of the work after entering the middle, and a series of descending notes create a gorgeous and majestic effect, while the eager emotions are still surging at the fingertips all the time. At the end, the theme returns to the beginning again, becomes more vigorous, and then fades away, creating a hidden suspense, which is the resurgence of unfinished emotions, creating an earth-shattering effect. At the end of the performance, there was an aftertaste that echoed for a long time. It was Chopin's sad longing for his motherland that he couldn't express enough and couldn't get rid of. It can be said that through the gorgeous dance music, Chopin expressed his patriotic enthusiasm and brought the possibility of music into a new realm.
9: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 8
10: Saint-Sa?ns: Piano Sonata No. 2 1. Adagio, starting with a groan-like extremely slow, followed by a double The speed plays the first theme. The first theme was emotionally disturbed until the second theme appeared, and then it became quiet. But the quiet second subject soon became agitated. The ending is gloomy and unsettling. It does not bring a peaceful atmosphere, does not make people feel that the drama is over, but makes people eagerly look forward to the events that will happen next. 2. The scherzo begins with a gloomy tone, like low clouds and a roaring wind. After the speed slows down, there is a sweetness like the sound of nature.
At the end of the scherzo, the low octave percussion in the bass area also shows that the bright hope has been lost... 3. Adagio, funeral march. This march was composed by Chopin in 1837 to mourn the loss of his motherland. It begins with the dispatch of a funeral procession and the low tolling of the death knell. There is a quiet comfort from God in the middle, with the lyricism of "vague memories", and then the funeral procession is repeated until it fades away, leaving a void. 4. Presto. Schumann commented: "This is a non-melodic, joyless movement, like a strong hand suppressing the rebellious soul, allowing that particularly terrifying ghost to talk to us." The ending "is like being fooled by the Sphinx." "The smile ends." Chopin requested that "the left hand and the right hand play in unison." Nicks commented on this movement: "After the funeral, there were two or three neighbors talking about this person." There is no malicious criticism of the deceased’s character, only good-natured praise.” Clark believes, “It’s like the autumn wind blowing away dead leaves and falling on the new tomb.”
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