Free Background Music 21: Rachmaninoff Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23

This is a famous classical piano song by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. This recording, featuring pianist Maggie Tong is the 21st song, in the Free Background Music series (and is the first song in the Featured Guest series).

Duration: 2:57

Terms of Use

As with other songs in the Featured Guest series, this music can be used for can be used for free in non-commercial projects and in YouTube monetized videos (that are otherwise non-commercial in nature) as long as credit is provided (Rachmaninoff Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23: Composed by by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1901-1903; Performed by Tong Chi-ling in 2012). For more information about the terms and conditions for using the music, you can refer to the detailed Terms of Use.

Crediting information

Rachmaninoff Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23: Composed by by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1901-1903; Performed by Tong Chi-ling in 2012

Download Links

MP3 file 48 khz, 320 kbps (Box)
MP3 file 48 khz, 320 kbps (OneDrive)
MP3 file 48 khz, 24 bit (Google Drive)
WAV file 48 khz 24 bit (Google Drive)
WAV file 48 khz 24 (One Drive)

Important Information about Copyright and Potential Disputes

The composition is now in the public domain. Copyrights of the recording, however, are held by Tong Chi-ling. On YouTube, it is common to get false Content ID matches and copyright claims on original performances of public domain work. This is because one performance of a work tends to sound similar to another. If you get such a claim, you should dispute it, stating:

The composition for the song being claimed (Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6) is in the public domain worldwide. It was composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1901-1903. The recording is an original recording produced by longzijun in 2012 and is performed by Tong Chi-ling, who is playing the original arrangement of the song. The recording is available for use for free for non-commercial purposes and in monetized YouTube videos that are otherwise non-commercial in nature as long as the music is properly credited, which I have done in the video description. The permission is given on the video page for the song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sb34p3cbY0), on the producer’s website (https://longzijun.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/rachmaninoff-prelude-in-e-flat-major-op-23-no-6/) and on this ToS page (https://longzijun.wordpress.com/music/free-background-music-series-terms-of-use/).

Related Songs in the Series

Student Music: Original Songs and Covers

This song is also part of a series of music recordings I have done with students at the school where I teach: Student Music: Original Songs and Covers