Ashkenazy - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, PART 2 - II. Adagio Sostenuto
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Uploaded by lau399 on Aug 18, 2009
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 27 October 1901, with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting.
II. Adagio sostenuto
The second movement opens with a series of slow chords in the strings which modulate from the C minor of the previous movement to the E major of this movement. The piano enters, playing a simple arpeggiated figure. A flute then introduces the main theme. The motif is passed between the piano and other soloists before the music accelerates to a short climax centered on the piano. The original theme is repeated, and the music appears to die away, finishing with just the soloist in E major.
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@koooraman Yep! An honest man who believed that technique is not and end, it is the means to musical ends...
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la escucho todos los dias al dirigirme a mi trabajo es hermosa
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That's where Eric Carmen got the idea from :)
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From 4:26.... is it not "all by myself"?????
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@ryz1004 This is the entire movement--I'm about 95% sure.
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Part 2 - 1 is an easy search away. *Or* buy his nicely priced Decca CD & keep Ashkenazy in caviar and champagne, he deserves it....
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Fantastic. Where is Part 2 - I, by the way?
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There is something about Ashkenazy, he paces the piece at his own comfort level, and it just shows, he plays some of the most complex pieces with no trouble, because he breathes this kind of music. The most natural pianist I have ever heard
koooraman 2 years ago 6
I really like this playing. This is the best there is.
cattleman6420012000 1 year ago 4