Chopin's E-Minor Prelude - Analysis

[fredviner]

Chopin’s 4th prelude in E-minor is one of the composer’s most heart-rending works. It’s also one of his most popular and among the very best-known pieces in the entire piano repertoire. But what actually makes this music so resonant, so sad (aside from the obvious that ‘it’s in a minor key')? Check out my analysis in which I attempt to answer this question...