This particular concerto has been one of many concertos I like the most. Composed by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов), a Russian composer who lived in 1873-1943. You can see the picture of him beside. He was not only a composer, but also one of the finest pianist that time, and the last great representative of Russian late romanticism in classical music. The musics he composed was a product of his temperament, this was admitted by himself; and on another occassion he said:
Well, the composition for Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 is a bit historical. It was composed after Rachmaninov was cured from a nervous breakdown. The breakdown happened to him because of poor critical reviews of his Symphony No. 1 which he himself described the performance as "indescribable torture" and destroyed the manuscripts afterward. Then, he went into a state called "writer's block", this is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity, where he cannot continue composing songs anymore.
But then, a physician named Nikolai Dahl took Rachmaninov into treatment for three months. Supported by Rachmaninov's family and friends, he managed to recover from the breakdown . Greatful and thankful for Dahl's help, Rachmaninov started composing again; the Piano Concerto No. 2, a concerto dedicated to Dahl, was composed.
This concerto is divided into 3 movements, they are:
I. Moderato: C minor (length ~ 11:00)
II. Adagio Sostenuto: C minor -> E major (length ~ 12:00)
III. Allegro Scherzando: E manjor -> C minor -> C major (length ~ 11:30)
Total time of the concerto is approximately 34 minutes, 30 seconds depends on the performance speed.
My favorite movements are the first and the third movements. They are so beautiful and slow yet very vibrant and spectacular...
This song, is good to hear for people who loves romantic classical music. You may download it at:
http://www.classiccat.net/rachmaninov_s/18.htm
You'll need to register but it's for free, so take it!
The musical score can be downloaded from:
http://sheetmusicarchive.net
But it is not for free, so you need to pay for it...
Enjoy this beautiful piece of music...
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18
"The new kind of music seems to create not from the heart but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel. They have not the capacity to make their works exalt—they meditate, protest, analyze, reason, calculate and brood, but they do not exalt."This is what makes his musics so great to listen; well, at least for me. Some of his songs, have keep me alive until today :p Not exaggerating, this is true. It's nice to hear his songs during depression moments, keeping me calm and conscious hahaha...
Well, the composition for Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 is a bit historical. It was composed after Rachmaninov was cured from a nervous breakdown. The breakdown happened to him because of poor critical reviews of his Symphony No. 1 which he himself described the performance as "indescribable torture" and destroyed the manuscripts afterward. Then, he went into a state called "writer's block", this is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity, where he cannot continue composing songs anymore.
But then, a physician named Nikolai Dahl took Rachmaninov into treatment for three months. Supported by Rachmaninov's family and friends, he managed to recover from the breakdown . Greatful and thankful for Dahl's help, Rachmaninov started composing again; the Piano Concerto No. 2, a concerto dedicated to Dahl, was composed.
This concerto is divided into 3 movements, they are:
I. Moderato: C minor (length ~ 11:00)
II. Adagio Sostenuto: C minor -> E major (length ~ 12:00)
III. Allegro Scherzando: E manjor -> C minor -> C major (length ~ 11:30)
Total time of the concerto is approximately 34 minutes, 30 seconds depends on the performance speed.
My favorite movements are the first and the third movements. They are so beautiful and slow yet very vibrant and spectacular...
This song, is good to hear for people who loves romantic classical music. You may download it at:
http://www.classiccat.net/rachmaninov_s/18.htm
You'll need to register but it's for free, so take it!
The musical score can be downloaded from:
http://sheetmusicarchive.net
But it is not for free, so you need to pay for it...
Enjoy this beautiful piece of music...
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18
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