Lorenzo Micheli plays Prélude Op.28, No.15 by Chopin

ByBradford Werner
2019

Italian guitarist Lorenzo Micheli plays Prélude op. 28 n. 15 (‘Raindrop’) by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), originally for piano and and arranged for guitar by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). Filmed in Palazzo Pignano, Italy by Drew Henderson. This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel. Beautiful playing by Micheli with graceful legato lines and clean, quick decorations to the primary line. This is kind of an ideal Romantic era performance on modern guitar, it has all the Romantic ingredients (rubato, sweeping dramatic phrasing) but also keeps things clean and moving forward.

Follow along with the free sheet music of Tarrega’s arrangement. Original publisher in Barcelona, Vidal Llimona y Boceta Editions, Plate V. Ll. y B. 1113: Prélude op. 28 n. 15 by Chopin for Guitar (PDF).

Chopin Sheet Music and Lessons

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) – Romantic Era
Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega), Pro Video, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.