Best Cantabile
Étude Op. 10, No. 3, in E major is a piano study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1832. The piece is characterized by a profoundly lyrical, cantabile melody played in the right hand over a gentle accompaniment, distinguishing it from traditional technical exercises. Although Chopin reportedly disliked...
Frédéric Chopin composed his Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C-sharp minor in 1836 as part of his second set of piano études. Often referred to as the "Cello" étude, the piece is distinguished by a prominent, sustained melody in the left hand that emulates the rich, lower register of a string instrument. The...
Étude Op. 8, No. 11 is a lyrical piano study composed in 1894 by the Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. Written in B-flat minor, the piece stands out as a calm, cantabile contrast to the virtuosic intensity found in the preceding études and the famous final étude of the set. It demonstrates Scriab...
The Étude in F-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 2 is a solo piano piece composed by Alexander Scriabin in 1894. It is the second of his twelve études that make up his Opus 8, written during his early romantic period. The piece is distinguished by its lyrical, cantabile melody and the use of complex cross-rhyt...
Pietro Nardini's Violin Sonata in D major is a work by the Italian violinist and composer, a celebrated student of Tartini praised for his singing tone and expressive style.
