Contrasting Piano Compositions: From French Water to Russian Emotions

We're back with another of our Top 10 episodes, and this time we're talking about miniatures, short stand-alone pieces that are usually under five minutes! For those who want to listen on their own, the names of our pieces are:

Bach, Prelude to Cello Suite No. 3

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 30, Mvt. 1

Schubert, Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3

Schumann/Liszt, Widmung

Brahms, Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2

Ravel, Jeux d'eau

Rachmaninoff, Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata No. 7, Mvt. 3

Ligeti, Continuum

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