The delicate, hesitant closing section sets the seal on one of Jones’s most exquisite, beautifully proportioned piano pieces. The Thema con variazioni in D flat (1941) presents a simple and serene rising and falling melody, and then proceeds to weave a series of richly ornamented variants upon its undulating contours. Veiled and restrained, the Prelude in D minor (1933) contains a brighter central section, which is recalled in tranquillity in a tiny coda. The Preludes are among the earliest music contained in this collection, and it is possible that he soon took to, and cultivated, other forms, such as the Fantasia, because they gave him greater opportunities for varied expression. “The depth and range of the works presented on this release suggest that Jones was a natural composer for the piano and until his symphonic odyssey had begun, he used this medium, along with that of the string quartet, for some of his most profound utterances.” In 2017 Martin Jones visited the National Library of Wales, and uncovered manuscript scores of these and many other piano works written by the young Dan Jones. Frédéric Chopin: Prelude in D-flat major, Op.28 No.15, 'Raindrop' venson72150 13.2K 221 votes Add to Set rate this score I disagree We rate difficulty level of this score as a Intermediate one.
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