Chopin Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 “Raindrop“ performed by Marjan Kiepura

One of the most iconic piano works, this is the longest among Chopin Op. 28 preludes. It is a stand-alone concert piece having an identifiable beginning, middle and concluding section unlike other preludes which are shorter. Pianist Marjan Kiepura researched a story that Frederic Chopin’s partner, the famous French female writer George Sand, noted in one of her writings that the middle dramatic section of this prelude was influenced by Chopin hearing the monks chanting, during their stay at a monastery in Valldemosa, Mallorca. But the monastery was abandoned. He heard the ”chanting” in his mind… and put it to music.