Mendelssohn: Songs without words Op.38 No.3 (The Poet’s Harp) – Composed between 1836 and 1837, this expressive piece is the third selection in Book 3 of Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without words). Dedicated to the young virtuoso pianist Clara Wieck (later Clara Schumann), it features a shimmering cascade of harp-like arpeggios beneath a soaring melody, creating a restless, passionate mood while still retaining a graceful atmosphere.

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.3 No.2 – Being one of the most famous and iconic solo piano pieces of the Romantic era. The prelude was the second of the five pieces in his Morceaux de fantaisie (Fantasy Pieces). Written in 1892 at the young age of 19, it is known as “The Bells Of Moscow” for the heavy chords that mimic the deep, solemn chimes of the bells at the famous Kremlin cathedral. Dedicated to his harmony teacher Anton Arensky, the piece opens with a gloomy and serious mood, before exploding into a swirling, stormy, and virtuosic whirlwind of chromatic triplets. The piece ends with a eerie, short coda before fading into total silence.