Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Prelude in C Major Op. 28 No. 1

Jasmin Fors, piano

Live recording in May 2018

Golden Threads

In the dusk of a summer’s night,

like on the canvas of a Renaissance artist,

a gentle tune rises high and tender

from the curtained mansion window.

Halt, wanderer, and listen yonder!

The flow of music vivid and unforced, like a swallow

wheeling, in the heavenly blue, a silk-winged butterfly

fluttering, above the flowery mead.

What is this emotion within me,  

flying wide open like a folding fan?

Embroidering out in golden threads

a jubilation, oh, an exaltation!

–JF (inspiration after a prelude by Chopin)

English translation by Päivi Tikkanen