Sonata Secrets

Sonata Secrets

61 episodes

Pianist Henrik Kilhamn takes you on a journey through the great piano repertoire. By showing and commenting on what's really going on in the music, this podcast helps unlock the world of classical music for every listener and music lover.

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Chopin "Military" Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 no. 1

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 7:57 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 6 seconds

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Chopin Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 no. 4 - What Makes a Mazurka?

Published: Nov. 19, 2023, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 28 seconds

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Chopin Prelude no. 20 in C minor: A Perfect Poem

Published: Oct. 28, 2023, 3:29 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne in Bb minor, Op. 9 no. 1: Music of the Night

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds

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Philip Glass' Minimalist Piano Music, Glassworks Opening

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 19 seconds

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Bach's Glorious Goldberg Variations

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds

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Bartok 6 Romanian Folk Dances - Rock it with Bartok!

Published: Sept. 2, 2023, 8:26 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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Bach Prelude No. 2 in C minor (from WTK1): Different Ways To Play

Published: May 27, 2023, 7:35 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

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Scriabin Valse Op 38: Dancing Diffusion

Published: May 22, 2023, 6:35 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major, Op. 23 no. 4: Aching Beauty

Published: May 14, 2023, 1:24 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 46 seconds

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Beethoven "Easy" Sonata no. 20 in G major, Op. 49 no. 2, mvt. 1

Published: May 8, 2023, 8:34 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 9 seconds

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Schubert "The Sleepwalker:" Moment Musical in F minor, Op. 94 no. 3

Published: May 1, 2023, 6:55 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 17 seconds

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Mendelssohn's "Spring Song", Lieder Ohne Worte Op. 62 no. 6

Published: April 24, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 37 seconds

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Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte Op. 19 no. 1: You Need To Play This Piece

Published: April 16, 2023, 7:31 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds

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Debussy "The Snow Is Dancing" (from Children's Corner)

Published: March 13, 2023, 7:12 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 36 seconds

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Dreaming with Debussy: Reverie

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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Brahms Intermezzo in Bb minor, Op. 117 no. 2: Residual Unrest

Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 9:16 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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Brahms Intermezzo in Eb major, Op. 117 no. 1: A Lamenting Lullaby

Published: Jan. 14, 2023, 3 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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Tchaikovsky Arabian Coffee Dance (from Nutcracker)

Published: Jan. 6, 2023, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 54 seconds

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Debussy Prelude no. 2, book 2: "Dead Leaves"

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 9 seconds

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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracking Christmas March

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds

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Faure's Gorgeous Nocturne no. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds

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Faure's Beautiful Pavane, Op. 50

Published: Nov. 4, 2022, 8:14 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 8 seconds

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Schumann's Prophetic Bird (from Waldszenen)

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 8:33 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 34 seconds

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Chopin's Unmatched Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 8 seconds

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Schumann "Eintritt" (from Waldszenen)

Published: Sept. 16, 2022, 2:42 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 40 seconds

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Schumann's Lonely Flowers (from Waldszenen)

Published: Sept. 7, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 34 seconds

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Sinding Fruhlingsrauschen: The Ultimate Fake-Virtuosic Piano Showpiece

Published: June 24, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 3 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne in B major Op. 9 no. 3 - Don't Try This Nocturne At Home!

Published: April 30, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in B flat minor, Op. 32 no. 2: Relentless Rhythms

Published: April 1, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 49 seconds

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A Chopin(esque?) Valse Melancolique

Published: March 12, 2022, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 36 seconds

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Scriabin Prelude in D-flat major Op. 11 no. 15: Serenity

Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 32 seconds

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Brahms Intermezzo in A major Op. 118 no. 2: All is forgiven

Published: Feb. 12, 2022, 11:33 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds

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Brahms Waltz in Ab major, Op. 39 no. 15: Ever so Elegant!

Published: Dec. 19, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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Liszt Liebestraum no. 3: Dreams of Love!

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 8:43 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 55 seconds

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Liszt Consolation no. 3: A Musical Prayer

Published: Nov. 20, 2021, 12:18 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne in Eb major Op. 55 no. 2: A Dynamic Duet

Published: Nov. 6, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 12 seconds

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Big My Secret (from The Piano)

Published: Oct. 30, 2021, 12:51 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 no. 6

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 46 seconds

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Stenhammar Fantasy no. 3: A Folklore Fairy Tale

Published: Oct. 9, 2021, 5:39 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds

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The Heart Asks Pleasure First (from The Piano)

Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 36 seconds

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Grieg Notturno Op. 54 no. 4

Published: Sept. 27, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds

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Stenhammar Nights of Late Summer no. 1: The Swedish Soul

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 11:32 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 44 seconds

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Grieg "Folk Song", Op. 12 no. 5: A Norwegian Mazurka?!

Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds

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Grieg Arietta, Op. 12 no. 1: A Lyric Lullaby

Published: Aug. 28, 2021, 10:25 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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Ravel Le Gibet (from Gaspard de la nuit) - The Gallows

Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Ravel Ondine (Gaspard de la nuit) - Fatal Temptations!

Published: July 16, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 24 seconds

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Satie Gnossienne no. 1: Weirdest Music Ever!

Published: June 26, 2021, 10:29 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 43 seconds

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Rheinberger Piano Sonata no. 4 mvt 1: "The Romantic"

Published: June 18, 2021, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds

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Chopin Etude in C minor Op. 10. no. 12 "Revolutionary" - Blood Will Be Spilled!

Published: June 11, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 38 seconds

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Chopin Etude in Eb minor Op. 10 no. 6: "Lament"

Published: May 26, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes

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Chopin Etude in E major Op. 10 no. 3: "Tristesse"

Published: May 19, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds

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Scriabin Fantasie Op. 28

Published: May 8, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds

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Chopin Waltz in C# minor Op. 64 no. 2: "Veiled melancholy"

Published: April 30, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 17 seconds

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Chopin "Minute" Waltz in Db major Op. 64 no. 1

Published: April 17, 2021, 10:51 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

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Scriabin Sonata no. 4 in F# major Op. 30 mvt 2: Trembling rays...

Published: April 3, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 11 seconds

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Scriabin Sonata no. 4 in F# major Op. 30 mvt 1: Voluptuous desire...

Published: March 26, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor Op. 23 no. 5: Marching Menace

Published: March 12, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 59 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 no. 10: The Return

Published: Feb. 27, 2021, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major Op. 32 no. 5: A Barcarolle

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in G# minor Op. 32 no. 12: Surface Harmonies

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 49 seconds

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Keith Jarrett's "The Koln Concert" Part 1: Hypnosis, Exploration and Consolidation

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 50 seconds

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in C# minor Op. 3 no. 2: Hope vs. Fate

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds

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Mozart Sonata no. 8 in A minor mvt 2: A Brief Relief

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds

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Mozart Sonata no. 8 in A minor, mvt 1: Signals and Suspensions

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 45 seconds

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Bach Invention no 8 in F major: Sneaky Stuff

Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 6:51 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 48 seconds

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Bach Invention no 4 in D minor: Stormy Scales

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 5:13 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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Bach Invention no 2 in C minor: Canon Compound

Published: Nov. 7, 2020, 2:14 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds

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Bach Invention no 1 in C major: Inversion and Augmentation

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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Mozart Turkish March from Sonata no. 11 in A major K.331

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 33 seconds

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Mozart Sonata "Facile" in C major K.545: Scales and Sequences

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds

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Mozart Fantasia in D minor: What's up with the Ending?

Published: Sept. 4, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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Schubert Impromptu Op 90 no 2, E flat major: Streams and Storms

Published: July 18, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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Debussy Prelude no. 8: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Published: June 12, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 42 seconds

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Ravel Pavane for a dead Princess

Published: June 5, 2020, 1:12 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds

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Beethoven Sonata no 32 in C minor Op 111 mvt 2: Heavenly Bliss

Published: May 21, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 6 seconds

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Beethoven Sonata no 32 in C minor, Op 111 mvt 1: Earthly Struggle

Published: May 14, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 53 seconds

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Schumann Traumerei from Kinderszenen: Dreams of Childhood

Published: April 29, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds

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Beethoven Pathetique sonata mvt 3: Electric Charge

Published: April 17, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 17 seconds

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Beethoven Pathetique Sonata mvt 2: Long Legato Lines

Published: April 9, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 27 seconds

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Beethoven Pathetique Sonata mvt 1: Anger Management

Published: April 2, 2020, 4:24 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 2 seconds

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Beethoven Bagatuelle in A minor: Feelings Fur Elise?

Published: March 26, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds

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Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu Op 66: Virtuosity with Elegance

Published: March 18, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 2 seconds

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Chopin Funeral March, Sonata no 2, Op 35, mvt 3

Published: March 5, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 9 seconds

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Scriabin Sonata-Fantasy Op 19 mvt 2: Moto Perpetuo

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 11 seconds

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Scriabin Sonata-Fantasy no 2 Op 19, mvt 1: Sparkling stuff

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds

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Chopin "Raindrop" Prelude Op 28 no 15

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 7:02 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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Chopin Prelude in E minor, Op 28 no 4: Suffocation

Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 20 seconds

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Stenhammar Fantasy in B minor Op 11 no 1: Motives and Mediants

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds

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Schubert Impromptu Op 90 no 3, G flat major: Sweet Dreams?

Published: Dec. 19, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds

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Satie Gymnopedie no 1: Meandering Music

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 40 seconds

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Bach Prelude no 1 in C + Gounod = Ave Maria

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne Ab major Op 32 no 2: Wound up Waltzing

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 1:51 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds

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Tchaikovsky October - Autumn song

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 3:49 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds

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Scriabin Etude F# major Op 42 no 4: Quantum states (Advanced)

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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Scriabin Nocturne F# minor Op 5 no 1: Thick air

Published: Oct. 17, 2019, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 36 seconds

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Scriabin Etude C# minor Op 2 no 1: Hopelessly Romantic

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 5:11 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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Chopin Barcarolle Op 60: Seamless Streams

Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds

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Debussy Arabesque no. 1 in E major: Figures Unfolding

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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Chopin Nocturne E major Op 62 no 2: A Line of Thought...

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 29 seconds

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Debussy Prelude no 10: The Sunken Cathedral

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 1 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 50 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne G minor Op 15 no 3: Moody Mazurka

Published: Aug. 24, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 31 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne F# major Op 15 no 2: Retreat from Reality

Published: Aug. 10, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 9 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne F major Op 15 no 1: Street Strolling

Published: July 27, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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Beethoven Moonlight sonata mvt 3: Hunt of Horror

Published: July 13, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 31 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne F minor: Escaping Fate?

Published: July 6, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 34 seconds

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Tchaikovsky June - Barcarolle: Summer Sadness

Published: June 29, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 2 seconds

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Beethoven Moonlight sonata mvt 2: Minuet Upgrade

Published: June 22, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 57 seconds

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Liszt Ballad no. 2: A Greek Tragedy

Published: June 15, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 22 seconds

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Beethoven Moonlight sonata mvt 1: Unrequited love?

Published: June 8, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 43 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne B major Op 62: Sensible and Surprising

Published: June 1, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne C# minor: Simple and Solemn

Published: May 25, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne C minor: Demons and Despair

Published: May 22, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds

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Debussy Clair de Lune: Mysterious Moonlight

Published: May 18, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne E minor, Heartbreak and Hope

Published: May 15, 2019, noon
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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Chopin Nocturne Eb major: Cute and Coherent

Published: May 11, 2019, 6:01 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

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Welcome to Sonata Secrets

Published: May 5, 2019, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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