October 6, 200817 yr I just purchased all of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concertos on CD! I am SO happy!!!!!!:toothygrin:
October 6, 200817 yr Is Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.2 not the best concerto in the world?!?!? That's an odd view on things... but anyway, yes, having heard this performed live..I must say that it is up there in the repetoire.
October 6, 200817 yr Yes, indeed it is not. (I accidentally selected no above - stupid wording!) Well, at least I don't think it's up to me to decide what the best concerto is. Perhaps I should've answered maybe.
October 7, 200817 yr Author I just made it for fun...plus the fact I am so excited and happy to have the CD set. lol
October 7, 200817 yr I picked a response that was not what I didn't want to not end up not picking. So I undid it.
October 7, 200817 yr By the way, what CD set did you get? There can be huge differences in the quality of the interpretations. My favorite complete set is Stephen Hough with the Dallas symphony.
October 10, 200817 yr 1. i dont get the question. 2. congrats! you got new CDs! 3. its not the best. its one of the best.
October 23, 200817 yr I'm pretty meh about it. Maybe a bit too old-fashioned for my tastes. But either way, it be certainly not the best piano concerto in the world.
October 23, 200817 yr I've listened to a few versions of this piece and i notice in the famous adagio movement in C# minor that the recording of Rachmaninov himself performing it is faster then most modern interpretations... Good concerto, but not THE best, I prefer Rach 3 and 4.
October 23, 200817 yr Speaking of the emotional impact of the piece, it depends on the performer and orchestra at the moment. Speaking for the actual composition on paper, it is my favourite piano concerto after Beethoven's fourth. The explosive and dense harmonies of Rachmaninov always move me to imagination and powerful thoughts, especially the second concerto.
November 23, 200817 yr rachmaninoff is awesome. that fact just struck me last week. a little late, but at least i finally realized.
November 23, 200817 yr The sad part is the number of people who are all "ga ga" over Rachmaninov because of this concerto, thinking he's some sort of genius because of it... and not really knowing the REAL masterpieces he wrote. Vespers this part is quoted in the Symphonic dances Symphonic Dances The symphonic dances is the last work, if I recall correctly, that Rachmaninov completed (it is part of the great trio of "final works" he wrote: Piano concerto no.4, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, and Symphonic Dances). In that final movement, there is a very touching "adieu" gesture. Listen to the whole work (the three movements) and you will hear it.
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