Written at age 27 by Beethoven, this piece proved an instant hit. Commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, this piece remains among his most famous works.

GIVE ME COIN

I thought it was more recent term, but here he using it, with exact same meaning as current.

Chopin is one of my favorite composers, as he is for many others. I highly recommend playing these preludes. It’s an experience unlike any other.

Each prelude represents an emotion. Stories tell us people would gather under Chopin’s hotel, drawn to the music. Depending on the prelude, they would say angels arrived from the heavens, or the Devil walked among them.

A masterwork considered to be among the most significant pieces of the early romantic period, Schumann considered the composition his most passionate piece. Schumann dedicated the work to Franz Liszt, one of the only pianists at the time capable of meeting its technical demands.

The first and most famous movement calls out to Schumann’s beloved Clara Wieck. Forbidden from contacting each other by her father, Schumann voices his anguish through the music. Certain phrases are said to be ciphers calling out her name, “Clara, Clara”!