#op. 48

“It has been said that my Requiem does not express the fear of death, and someone has called it a lullaby of death. But it is thus that I see death: a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience. The music of Gounod has been criticized for its overinclination towards human tenderness. But his nature predisposed him to feel this way. Is it not necessary to accept the artist’s nature? As to my Requiem, perhaps I have also instinctively sought to escape from what is thought right and proper, after all the years of accompanying burial services on the organ! I know it all by heart. I wanted to write something different.” —Gabriel Fauré.

Violin Concerto in C Major, Op. 48 - I - Symphony Orchestra of Russia

♥ .One of my favorite symphony. ♥

TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (by andrewgrummanJC)

My next musical project for the piano, Deux Nocturnes in C Minor Op. 48 No. 1.  This provocative piece has been claimed to be Chopin's greatest emotional achievement, and rightfully so.  From the dismal musings in the first section, to the brief sigh of relief when we switch to the key of C major. From the swooping crescendos and octaves, to the torrential flow of emotion when we switch back to C minor.  As noted by Theodor Kullak, "...the chief subject is a masterly expression of a great powerful grief."  I can not wait to play the noblest nocturne of them all!