- Morceaux de Fantaisie
"Morceaux de Fantaisie" (French for "Fantasy Pieces"; _ru. Пьесы Фантазии, "Pyesy Fantazii"), Op. 3, is a set of five
piano solo pieces composed bySergei Rachmaninoff in 1892. The title reflects the pieces' imagery rather than their musical form, as none are actual fantasies.Composition
Elegy in E-flat minor
Elegy (Элегия, "Elegiya") is a musical
elegy at ""tempo .Prelude in C-sharp minor
The second piece, Prelude (Прелюдия, "Prelyudiya") is undoubtably the most famous of the set.
Listen|filename=Prelude 3 2 Rach playing.ogg|title=Prelude Op. 3, No. 2|description=Played by Rachmaninoff, for Edison, 1919 (5.3 MB) 3:48|format=Ogg Melody in E major
Melody (Мелодия, "Melodiya") is a short piece played "
sostenuto ".Polichinelle
The fourth piece, called "Polichinelle" (Полишинель, "Polishinyelʹ") is a unique fantaisie played " ".
Serenade
This set ends with Serenade (Серенада, "Serenada").
External links
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* [http://www.piano.ru/rah.html Piano.ru - Sheet music download]
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