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Sonata Secrets

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Sonata Secrets

Pianist Henrik Kilhamn takes you on a journey through the great piano repertoire. By showing and commenting on what's really going on in the music, this podcast helps unlock the world of classical music for every listener and music lover.

#143

Yiruma's "River Flows In You"

Pianist Henrik Kilhamn looks at Yiruma's famous "River Flows In You", a tender but cat... more

09 Jun 2025

14 MINS

14:43

09 Jun 2025

#142

"One Summer's Day" (from Spirited Away): Lush Lounge

Joe Hisaishi is known for his scores to Studio Ghibli films, like this spacious theme from... more

13 Apr 2025

18 MINS

18:45

13 Apr 2025

#141

Grieg's "March of the Dwarfs": Troll Trouble!

Grieg summons an army of trolls, who apparently become dwarfs in English, in this highly e... more

30 Mar 2025

15 MINS

15:34

30 Mar 2025

#140

Dawn from Pride & Prejudice

Dario Marionelli composed the score to the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice, and the opening tr... more

21 Mar 2025

09 MINS

09:50

21 Mar 2025

#139

Debussy's "Fairies are Exquisit Dancers"

We look closely at the details of this colorful creation and find typical Debussy devices ... more

14 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:05

14 Mar 2025

#138

Grieg Ephemeral "Elfin Dance" Op. 12 no. 4

Another gem from Grieg's Lyric pieces Op. 12, known as either "Elfin dance" or "Fairy ... more

07 Mar 2025

08 MINS

08:22

07 Mar 2025

#137

The High-Flying "Feather Theme" from Forrest Gump

The opening music of the film Forrest Gump (1994) is a lovely piano tune in almost total s... more

28 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:03

28 Feb 2025

#136

Rachmaninoff-Kreisler Liebesleid arrangement: Crunchy Chromatics

Rachmaninoff took Kreisler's beloved Liebesleid for violin and turned it into a virtuo... more

21 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:53

21 Feb 2025

#135

Yann Tiersen's "La Valse d'Amélie"

We look closer at Yann Tiersen's (first) waltz for Amélie to see how he crafts four ro... more

14 Feb 2025

12 MINS

12:42

14 Feb 2025

#134

"Comptine d'un autre été: l'après-midi" (from Amélie)

Yann Tiersen wrote one of the most memorable pianistic scores for the French film "Amélie"... more

07 Feb 2025

09 MINS

09:28

07 Feb 2025

#133

Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from Nutcracker)

The Sugar Plum Fairy is sneaking around in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with the help of celes... more

27 Dec 2024

11 MINS

11:25

27 Dec 2024

#132

Scriabin's Fierce Etude in D# minor Op. 8 no. 12

Revered as one of the most powerful and difficult etudes of the romantic repertoire, Scria... more

20 Dec 2024

21 MINS

21:12

20 Dec 2024

#131

Debussy's Mysterious "Footsteps in the Snow" (Prelude no. 6 from book 1)

No. 6 is Debussy's first book of Preludes is called "Des pas sur la neige" or "Footsteps i... more

15 Dec 2024

17 MINS

17:33

15 Dec 2024

#130

Elgar's Love Greeting: Salut d'Amour

Edward Elgar wrote his famous "Salut d'Amour" as an engagement present to his fiancée Alic... more

10 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:02

10 Dec 2024

#129

Chopin's New Waltz Hit in 2024!

My take on the newly discovered Chopin (?) Waltz in A minor (Morgan Library, 2024) Video: ... more

09 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:14

09 Dec 2024

#128

Scriabin's Ecstatic Sonata No. 5

This is one of the most interesting piano sonatas of the early 20th century. Scriabin push... more

08 Dec 2024

35 MINS

35:44

08 Dec 2024

#127

Schumann Melodie (from Album for the Young)

This is a great piece for beginners who have started to play separately with the hands. Ro... more

07 Dec 2024

06 MINS

06:26

07 Dec 2024

#126

Chopin's Heartfelt Prelude no. 6 in B minor

This poignant prelude from Chopin's set of Op. 28 is one page and about 2,5 minutes long. ... more

06 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:59

06 Dec 2024

#125

Can this Funeral March match Chopin's?!

Henrik Kilhamn presents this lesser known Funeral March from a romantic piano sonata, by a... more

12 Sep 2024

21 MINS

21:31

12 Sep 2024

#124

The Tear-Jerking "Married Life" from Up

In this video we'll look up the beautiful musical number "Married Life" from the Disne... more

20 Jun 2024

15 MINS

15:37

20 Jun 2024

#123

The Music of The Simpsons Explained

Pianist Henrik Kilhamn points out five things about this iconic theme song written by Dann... more

14 Jun 2024

08 MINS

08:51

14 Jun 2024

#122

Schubert's Epic "Wanderer" Fantasy in C major, Op. 15

This is a real showstopper of a piano piece, composed by a young and ambitious Schubert in... more

10 May 2024

39 MINS

39:27