Romantic piano mini-recital

Michael Veazey plays Romantic piano:

Beethoven Sonata No 10 in G:

This early sonata has a sunny light character. It has some of Haydn's wit and much of Mozart's lyricism but is a classic Beethoven work.

Ravel Sonatine

A beautiful miniature sonata by the master of detail and colour. This exquisite piece helped make Ravel famous and was much in demand by American audiences during Ravel's own concert tours as a pianist.

Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The girl with the flaxen hair)

Often compared to those of Chopin, Debussy's predlues are full of rich and gorgeous harmonies. The girls with the flaxen hair is perhaps the most popular of all of these well-loved works.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G sharp minor, op. 32, No. 12

Chopin's perfumed, perfect piano salon music was also a cornerstone of
Rachmaninoff's career as a virtuoso concert pianist . This passionate, very Russian prelude is one of Rachmaninoff's most popular.