This music sounds so timeless, it's hard to realize that this music was only written in 1934. The piece was written in his home on the shore of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. I can't help but think the scenery helped with the inspiration.
I heard this live and it’s indescribable. The way “that part” keeps leaning into you louder and more majestic each time, one of the most powerful moments of my life.
Lugansky is an exceptional pianist...and this Rhapsody shows Rachmaninov's incredible inventiveness with a fairly "simple" theme. I was going wow same time as you...and I'm a pianist...watching Lugansky's hands flying over the keys.
They used Variation 18 as a theme in the movie Somewhere in Time[1980] about Time Travel, a man in love with woman from the past, filmed in Michigan, USA, [my home state] on Mackinaw Island starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour [with Christopher Plummer as the "villain" of course. He played the father in the musical film of "The Sound of Music" in 1965].
FYI, there's a movie where the 18th variation is so prominent is in Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. A man goes to great lengths to find the woman of his dreams. Thanks so much for this reaction, as always!
Lucie, please, please check out Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata in G minor. the slow movement is one of the most gorgeous pieces of music you will ever hear.
Ok, heads up. For the next few requests, I'm taking you in a slightly different direction. I'm going to point you toward Gershwin, who was a young popular song writer of the early 1920s. Word got out that he was writing a jazz concerto of a sorts and he didn't know it. I believe what happened was that a conductor named Ferde Grofe let this slip and so George Gershwin was taken off guard. Suddenly he had about two weeks to come up with it. When the performance premiered, he only had pages for the orchestra and he had to come up with the piano parts on the fly. He already had an idea what he was going to do but he had to organize it all in his mind. I'll make the request shortly. Bob
Variation 18 has got to be most beauttiful thing ever written. used a s second theme in the 1980 movie Somewhere in Time, filmed on Mackinaw Islnad Michigan USA, my home state. Time trebl involved...a very mysterious, romantic movie....
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Finally a music reactor who is cultured!
This music sounds so timeless, it's hard to realize that this music was only written in 1934. The piece was written in his home on the shore of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. I can't help but think the scenery helped with the inspiration.
I heard this live and it’s indescribable. The way “that part” keeps leaning into you louder and more majestic each time, one of the most powerful moments of my life.
Lugansky is an exceptional pianist...and this Rhapsody shows Rachmaninov's incredible inventiveness with a fairly "simple" theme. I was going wow same time as you...and I'm a pianist...watching Lugansky's hands flying over the keys.
They used Variation 18 as a theme in the movie Somewhere in Time[1980] about Time Travel, a man in love with woman from the past, filmed in Michigan, USA, [my home state] on Mackinaw Island starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour [with Christopher Plummer as the "villain" of course. He played the father in the musical film of "The Sound of Music" in 1965].
FYI, there's a movie where the 18th variation is so prominent is in Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer.
A man goes to great lengths to find the woman of his dreams.
Thanks so much for this reaction, as always!
Yea, I don't think I've seen that one. You're very welcome, Bob! ;)
The main motive of the 18th variation's theme is the reversed version of the main motive of Paganini's Theme ('up' changed to 'down' and vice versa)
Lucie, please, please check out Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata in G minor. the slow movement is one of the most gorgeous pieces of music you will ever hear.
Спасибо,что интересуетесь прекрасной музыкой,так близкой мне.Луганский лучший исполнитель Рахманинова
Best. Composer. Ever. (for me)
Ok, heads up. For the next few requests, I'm taking you in a slightly different direction. I'm going to point you toward Gershwin, who was a young popular song writer of the early 1920s.
Word got out that he was writing a jazz concerto of a sorts and he didn't know it. I believe what happened was that a conductor named Ferde Grofe let this slip and so George Gershwin was taken off guard. Suddenly he had about two weeks to come up with it. When the performance premiered, he only had pages for the orchestra and he had to come up with the piano parts on the fly. He already had an idea what he was going to do but he had to organize it all in his mind.
I'll make the request shortly.
Bob
Wow, can't wait to hear that one then! Sounds fun ;)
I love this!! Have you listened to the Rachmaninov Corelli Variations?
All Hollywood 'romantic' music came from the late Rachmaninov.
Yup 💯🎯
Variation 18 has got to be most beauttiful thing ever written. used a s second theme in the 1980 movie Somewhere in Time, filmed on Mackinaw Islnad Michigan USA, my home state. Time trebl involved...a very mysterious, romantic movie....
Again, a blind girl from Indonesia who participated in the AMERICAN AGT has not had a reaction, bro