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Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 : Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 6 Meno mosso
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About "Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 : Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 6 Meno mosso" by Daniil Trifonov
The sixth variation, Meno mosso, is a slow freeze. Trifonov lets the music thicken like ice on a river, the theme's warmth receding beneath a surface of quiet dread—a pause that feels less like rest than like holding one's breath.