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Classical Music

elleng

(136,594 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2024, 05:04 PM Nov 28

Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 in C Minor, Op. 18

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Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (Original Post) elleng Nov 28 OP

Thank ou for this. defacto7 Nov 28 #1

The drama/emotion CAN'T be beaten!! elleng Nov 28 #2

I totally agree. defacto7 Nov 28 #3

I couldn't agree with you more, comrade. WheelWalker Nov 28 #4

defacto7

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1. Thank ou for this.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 05:29 PM

Nov 28

It's such a beautiful and haunting piece. I played it in my late teens. The first movement has a very unusual and deceptive start, beginning with wide but pianissimo F minor chords dominating, then builds in moments to a dramatic fortissimo changing abruptly to C minor. Powerful, and it never lets you go afterward.