Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 1, Elégie in E flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov

[LarisaLake]

моя душа в этом

[vignetique]

A life story of a nineteen-year-old man. In four minutes...

[Bret6464]

@vignetique Yes, all poured into Rachmaninoff's eulogy (Elegie) in memory of his friend who had passed away.

[MrRrrrvvvv]

so it would seem there are a couple of different versions of this using the piano roll as a basis

[MrRrrrvvvv]

this is the version from the "A Window in Time" disc: "The recordings on this disc are of Rachmaninov's reproducing piano rolls as electronically translated for the Bösendorfer 290SE by Wayne Stahnke."

[Gigalpine27]

Hard to believe that he was 19 when he composed this - just unbelievable!

[epessina]

AMPICO RECORDING

[boohellokitty]

I love this recording...

[MademoiselleChopin]

Oh, Rachmaninoff, how I love you.

[lolonthecake]

ONLY 10,000 views, things like this make me sick

[Bret6464]

@lolonthecake Yes :-)) There was one YT video of this on another channel that had over 100M views (from the CD Rachmaninov Plays Rachmaninov, The Ampico Piano Recordings) that was pulled by YT a couple of years ago - copyright. Since, there have been a half-dozen new ones posted.

This is the ONE piano performance that is unforgettable.

[SunSerenity]

This is so wonderful, moving and haunting at the same time. Just as many other pieces by him, pure genius!

[boydoistink]

@NavReNavraS This was recorded on an AMPICO(?) piano roll, and reproduced on a modified Estonia 9 food grand in 1978-79

[baboo1984]

which album is this one?

[tennistar302]

its such a shame that more people dont know about this music,  i feel so lucky that i do. this music is beautiful. one of my favorite rachmaninoffs.

[Bognarfan]

I agree with you. it is so moving, and to think that this is the composer himself playing! What a beautiful technique he had. His music just makes me well up inside.