It is a large-scale work in which the composer comes to grips with symphonic form confidently, with melodiousness triumphantly. Rachmaninoff once said he composed to give expression to his feelings; his melodies proclaim his feelings to have been not only somber and brooding, but also warm and tenderly romantic.
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Nov 8, 2021 · Its main theme alternates with contrasting episodes and references to previous movements. At one point, the composer even stops everything to ...
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Jun 25, 2022 · This melody is cleverly based around one note, which acts as the 'home note' for the orchestra. This idea gives an impression of nostalgia from ...
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Feb 9, 2022 · It gives a sense of adventure, nostalgia, intimacy, passion. In all four movements there are swelling and soaring strings sections that make me ...
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A new one occurs in the restless Allegro that follows. The A minor scherzo movement is one of Rachmaninoff's most original in character and scoring, right from ...
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May 7, 2023 · The second theme returns in the horn before the martial mood is re-established to close the movement. The Adagio is a long-limbed nocturne with ...
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Jan 3, 2022 · It has really strong bones. The thematic transformations and quotations uniting the movements are subtle and perfectly planned. It's a work well ...
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Oct 24, 2017 · The first song is another piece that is based on a theme of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, while the second piece is based on the third ...
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Jun 20, 2020 · I get that they were both meant to convey love, but to me it sounds too similar to be a coincidence that Rach and Tchaik both hear love as the ...
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