Description
This is the prelude to Verdi's 1853 opera La Traviata. It opens with delicate string-like sonorities that seem to foreshadow the ailing heroine Violetta, setting the melancholic tone that pervades the whole opera across its 194 seconds. Though rated intermediate, it depends heavily on dynamic shading and requires expressive control to sustain its quiet tension.
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About the Composer
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was Italy's foremost opera composer of the 19th century. Masterpieces such as 'La Traviata,' 'Rigoletto,' and 'Aida' represent the pinnacle of Italian Romantic opera. This site includes 19 piano arrangements drawn from 'La Traviata.'
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