Ah Rachmaninoff!!! Did anyone ever compose more beautiful music?
Feb 3, 2021 11:00:17 #
Feb 3, 2021 12:38:51 #
markngolf wrote:
Mark, Very beautiful. Thanks, Stan
Feb 3, 2021 12:50:12 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Mark, Very beautiful. Thanks, Stan
Thanks, Stan!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 06:37:47 #
markngolf wrote:
Ah, Mark. Watched the whole thing at 4:00 in the morning. We are blessed that there have been a few among us, albeit very few, who can compose such music, and then a few more who can interpret and play it for us. Thanks for posting, my friend.
Feb 4, 2021 06:56:27 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
markngolf wrote:
One for the more elderly, me thinks!
Classical in more ways than one thinks, and as you say very beautiful.
Feb 4, 2021 08:59:03 #
I enjoy the Beethoven sonatas (piano) and his Emperor Concerto. Bit I like all of Beethoven.
Feb 4, 2021 09:09:03 #
My Grandmother actually saw Rachmaninoff give a concert in New York. Not sure of the year but he was obviously a contemporary composer. She said he had abnormally long fingers with something like a full octave reach with one hand (or something like that) which is why his compositions are incredibly challenging.
Feb 4, 2021 09:15:18 #
nervous2 wrote:
Ah, Mark. Watched the whole thing at 4:00 in the morning. We are blessed that there have been a few among us, albeit very few, who can compose such music, and then a few more who can interpret and play it for us. Thanks for posting, my friend.
Some of my former habits, up at 4:00 AM. Rachmaninoff is beautiful anytime of day or night.
Glad you enjoyed it. Take a nap!!
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 09:17:08 #
PaulBrit wrote:
One for the more elderly, me thinks!
Classical in more ways than one thinks, and as you say very beautiful.
Classical in more ways than one thinks, and as you say very beautiful.
I am more elderly!! Unfortunately, I think you are correct.
Thanks for the response.
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 09:17:54 #
will47 wrote:
I enjoy the Beethoven sonatas (piano) and his Emperor Concerto. Bit I like all of Beethoven.
Beethoven rocks, Will.
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 09:23:12 #
fourlocks wrote:
My Grandmother actually saw Rachmaninoff give a concert in New York. Not sure of the year but he was obviously a contemporary composer. She said he had abnormally long fingers with something like a full octave reach with one hand (or something like that) which is why his compositions are incredibly challenging.
Yes, I've read similar accounts of the length of Rachmaninoff's fingers. He could strike a 13th note when spread.
From Wikipedia:
"Rachmaninoff's hand span. According to the Guinness Book of Musical records, Rach could play a left hand chord of C E Flat G C G. It is one thing to play a 12th but another thing to play a 5 finger chord. I would suggest therefore that he could play a 13th."
Thanks,
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 09:53:36 #
markngolf wrote:
Interesting fun fact about this work, is that it is comprised of 24 variations on Paganini's theme, and the 18th is called the 'inverted Variation' {certainly the most famous} in that it's actually the original theme literally turned upside down. This is certainly one of the most difficult compositions Rachmaninoff wrote..... with the possible exception of his third piano concerto.
Feb 4, 2021 09:56:08 #
brittainsas1 wrote:
Interesting fun fact about this work, is that it is comprised of 24 variations on Paganini's theme, and the 18th is called the 'inverted Variation', in that it's actually the original theme literally turned upside down. This is certainly one of the most difficult compositions Rachmaninoff wrote, with the possible exception of his third piano concerto.
Thanks for the very interesting information.
Mark
Feb 4, 2021 10:14:09 #
Feb 4, 2021 10:21:26 #
It just boggles my brain that she memorized that whole performance. 
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