C. V. Alkan - Étude Op.27 In D minor (Le Chemin de Fer)

Le chemin de fer (French for "the railway" or "the railroad"), Op. 27, is a programmatic étude for piano composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan in 1844, frequently cited as the first musical representation of a railway. It is a perpetuum mobile composition at an extremely fast tempo, in D minor, and performance at tempo lasts approximately five Work Title: Le Chemin De Fer Op.27 Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan Year of Composition: 1844 First Publication: 1845 Piece Style: Romantic Difficulty: Scales/10