Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28.

After giving historical context to the full set of Preludes, she focuses on the expressive and pianistic challenges presented by the Thirteenth. While easier technically, the piece requires careful voicing to capture the right color. Fei-Fei walks through the piece, offering practical tips and interpretive guidance along the way.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 28.

This work bears a similarity to the last movement of Chopin's Second Sonata and requires a dramatic mood shift from the prior Prelude. Fei-Fei shows how two voices can emerge from the triplet texture with proper rotational movement, contributing to the menacing quality of the piece.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's famous ""Raindrop"" Prelude No. 15 in D-flat Major, Op. 28.

This Prelude bears many of the hallmarks of Chopin's compositional style, especially the lyrical, ornamented right hand theme. Fei-Fei draws your attention to the interior melody, and especially to the pulsating raindrops in the left hand, the source of the work's dramatic momentum. She emphasizes the importance of voicing and controlling the balance between the hands, with more right hand in the A Section, and more left hand in the B Section, in order to capture their respective characters.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 17 in A-flat Major, Op. 28

Fei-Fei finds Cortot's title for the Prelude – ""she told me 'I love you'"" – very fitting, and shows how this character is manifested in Chopin's textures and figurations. In the middle section the two lovers have a dialogue before the opening statement returns in full glory, prior to withering into a tender coda. Fei-Fei shows how to practically realize the heartening character throughout this song without words.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 18 in F Minor, Op. 28.

A fiery recitative, this Prelude presents unusual challenges of phrasing and interpretation. Fei-Fei dissects the work passage-by-passage and shows how to incorporate the full weight of the arm in achieving the right sound.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 19 in E-flat Major, Op. 28.

This prelude is characterized by its feather-light texture, which as Fei-Fei shows, requires a particular orientation of the thumb and pinky. Paying attention to special harmonic shifts and inner voices will allow you to shape the phrases in a more interesting way, and bring the piece to a satisfying close in the coda.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's tragic Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, Op. 28.

A popular work with both pianists and music theorists, this Prelude has a remarkable structure – a kind of funeral march procession proceeding further and further into the distance. Fei-Fei shows how to control your sound production in a way that brings clarity to vertical voicings but also sends the sound upward, creating lift and contributing to the forward line.

Prelude Op. 28 No. 21 in B-flat Major

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 21 in B-flat Major, Op. 28.

Both von Bülow and Cortot note the religious connotations of this work, and Fei-Fei shows how to capture the spacious sonority of a cathedral. The choice of tempo is critical in determining mood, and Fei-Fei recommends one that is more flowing and optimistic. She walks through the prelude, pointing out facets of voicing, color, and figuration, and demonstrating how they fit into the arc of the piece and how best to approach them practically.

Join pianist Fei-Fei as she guides you through Chopin's Prelude No. 22 in G Minor, Op. 28.

A work that anticipates Scriabin and Rachmaninoff, this Prelude is a tumultuous competition between hands, punctuated by jarring syncopations. It requires a connection between your mind and your upper body, as well as a strong octave technique. Fei-Fei offers practical advice in shaping the hands and arms to execute this brief and breathtaking work.