Can anyone please tell me the name of this piece?

[iolanthe1029]

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[essence]

I have no idea, could not place it, but it is certainly a good piece, well played. Late romantic with a chromatic twist to the harmonies.

[essence]

If you were to force me to guess, Janacek?

But it isn't any of his well-known pieces.

Smetana is a different style.

[essence]

clearly not. Maybe it is AI generated.

Any background from the OP?

[quantum]

Some clues here:

[essence]

still don't have a clue!

I'm on the track - it is the same as Clara  Rockckmore marks as Tchaikowsky's Berceuse no 2 op 72. but when I hunt that down, I am lost again. It is not the same, unless I am losing it.

[quantum]

More clues:

[essence]

Aha ! got it. It wasn;t op 72, it was op 16.

Fine piece of music. Now, who was playing it? Give me a moment. I found one recording but it wasn't that. Isn't ashkenazy. Certainly a fine performance.

The slight sense of urgency in the first bars is unique and classifies it as a fine pianist. Also an excellent recording.

I find it very haunting.

I knew it wasn't written by Rachmaninoff, not his style.

Howard Shelly does an excellent performance, but he is not the one. Rachmoninoff's own performance would not send any baby to sleep.

[essence]

Down loaded it and start to sight read. Will need a bit of work. But worth learning.

[essence]

In a way I prefer this simpler version to the Rachmaninoff version.


This version by Pabst (the heading is incorrect) is - no words.