Finale of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2

Finale of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, played by Jeremy Filsell, accompanied by Peter Richard Conte on the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ. This video does not do justice to the actual experience, but hopefully it gives you a sense of the power and artistry in this music and this performance!

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• Rachmaninoff
• Piano
• Concerto
• Jeremy
• Filsell
• Peter
• Richard
• Conte
• Wanamaker
• Organ
• Macy's
• Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania

[AnOrganCornucopia]

Would have been interesting to have been there - the Grand Court seems to test recording engineers like no other space! Pity Filsell's piano is a modern, brassy, metallic Steinway - for this kind of thing you really NEED the bigger, mellower tone of a Bösendorfer (ideally the Imperial).

[MDLRX8]

@AnOrganCornucopia This was not a high-quality recording by any means, so don't judge it too much by this. I hope that a real recording was made so that we can enjoy this music for years to come!  I'm sure a professional recording would sound much better.

[KuznVinny]

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed bits and pieces of this classic. I wish Rachmaninoff could have done the piece somewhat differently, as those pieces are incomparable.

[jghcky]

@AnOrganCornucopia I disagree. I don't generally go for steinways... I much profer Boesendorfers or Bechstein, but for this concerto, a steinway only has the amount of volume and power, a ringing, clear and metallic tone. afterall, this piece of music was composed ON and FOR a steinway. It was debuted on a steinway, always played on steinways, and recorded on steinways. I think it would be interesting to hear it on a different piano, but it's nonsense that you NEED a boesendorfer imperial.

[danielmkubacki]

Wow I wish I could have been there. Too much money for me.