Frédéric Chopin
2 Preludes aus op.28
Duration: 6'
Bearbeitet von: Mauricio Sotelo
Instrumentation details:
clarinet in Bb
piano
1st violin
2nd violin
viola
violoncello
2 Preludes aus op.28
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Frédéric Chopin
Klarinette in B (2 Preludes aus op.28) Available digitallyType: Stimme
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Work introduction
Chopin wrote the preludes op. 28 on the island of Majorca. On October 27, 1938, left Chopin Paris for Mallorca, hoping to recover from his ailments. The arrival in Mallorca was the first disappointment, as they did not find a room in any hotel and had to stay in a primitive inn. Later they went to the Carthusian monastery of Valldemossa. The winter was hard and very rainy, the piano had not yet arrived from Paris, the locals were neither friendly nor kind to the artists, sadness and melancholy seized the composer. These preludes reflect, from my perspective, a grey atmosphere, one of infinite sadness, unlike those sunny, bright and happy lands that they imagined in Paris and whose mild winter climate should contribute to improving Chopin's health.