Best E Minor
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, is a large-scale orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1888. The symphony is structured in four movements and is notable for its cyclic form, built around a recurring melodic idea that represents a concept of fate. This theme is introduced as a da...
Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in E minor, BWV 879, is a keyboard work from the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, compiled around 1742. It is paired with a corresponding fugue and is part of a collection designed to demonstrate the feasibility of playing in all 24 major and minor keys. The...
Mozart's Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304, was composed in Paris in 1778 during the tour on which his mother Maria Anna died. It is the only one of his mature violin sonatas set in a minor key. The work has two movements: an Allegro followed by a Tempo di Minuetto, and the minor tonality and spare t...
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 is a romantic-era composition by Frédéric Chopin, completed in 1830. The work consists of three standard movements: a martial Allegro maestoso, a lyrical Romance titled "Larghetto," and a lively Rondo rooted in Polish dance rhythms. Chopin premiered the piece...
Alexander Scriabin's Prelude in E minor, Op. 11 No. 4, is a solo piano work from his set of 24 preludes composed between 1888 and 1896. The Op. 11 cycle traverses all 24 major and minor keys, following the model established by Chopin's Op. 28 preludes. The E minor prelude is a compact Romantic-era m...
Corelli's Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 5 No. 8 is a chamber sonata for violin and continuo composed around 1700. It belongs to the second half of Corelli's Op. 5 collection, which consists of six chamber sonatas with dance-based movements following the format of six church sonatas. This work exempl...
Edward Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 is a chamber work composed in 1918 during a late creative period while staying at Brinkwells cottage in Sussex. Written alongside his String Quartet and Piano Quintet, the sonata is characterized by its lyrical restraint and reflective, autumnal tone....
Gabriel Fauré's Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108 is a late-career chamber work for violin and piano composed in 1916. The piece was dedicated to Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, an accomplished violinist and patron of the arts, and received its public premiere in 1917. Unlike his earlier sonata, t...
Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023, is an early 18th-century composition for solo violin and basso continuo. The piece is structurally distinct among Bach's works for its extended, improvisatory solo prelude that opens the first movement before the continuo enters. Likely com...
Max Reger's Violin Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 122, composed in 1911, is a late work by the German composer for violin and piano. Reger, known for his dense chromatic harmony and admiration for the music of Johannes Brahms, wrote prolifically in chamber and organ genres. This sonata, premiered in O...
Florence Price's Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor is a chamber work by the first Black woman with a symphony played by a major U.S. orchestra, in 1933.
