Prélude 12
Prelude · in G♯ minor · Op. 28, No. 12
Frédéric Chopin 1810–1849
G♯ minor
Key
Prelude
Form
Presto
Tempo
Op. 28, No. 12
Catalogue
Listen
Finding a recording…
Difficulty
Our estimate Advanced
—No community ratings yet0 votes
Sign in to add your rating.
Themes & character
Driving and relentless·Repeated-note motor·From the 24 Preludes·Technically demanding
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 28, No. 12
- Key
- G♯ minor
- Tempo / character
- Presto
- Form
- Prelude
About the piece
The twelfth prelude is one of the most physically demanding of the set, built on a relentless repeated-note figure that drives without pause from the first bar to the last.
Its urgency is unbroken, and the piece demands both stamina and absolute evenness in the right hand, making it a genuine study disguised as a character piece.
The composer
Frédéric Chopin
1810–1849
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading composer of his era whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation".
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
Loading…