Frühlingsrauschen

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Frühlingsrauschen Op.32 No.3 (Rustle of Spring) is a solo piano piece written by the Norwegian composer Christian Sinding (1856-1941) in 1896. It is Sinding's most popular piece of music; indeed, it is the only piece of his that most musicians could name.

The piece shifts between B-flat minor and its relative major D-flat major. Bearing the expression marking, "Agitato," much of the piece is played with a rapid arpeggio in the right hand part, while the left hand carries the melody. The work's title indicates that its sense of constant motion is symbolic of the excited restlessness of springtime. The score has some technically challenging sections, but is, for the most part, easier to play than it sounds, with most of the rapidity simply arpeggiated passages.

For its popularity and ability to impress, the piece is a common part of many pianists' repertoires.