Derek Lee - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18, I. Moderato скачать в хорошем качестве

Derek Lee - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18, I. Moderato

Performed in the Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the University of Calgary. --- This performance was performed in the UCalgary masterclass with the renowned Nicolas Namoradze. Orchestral Accompanist: ‪@janiparsons‬ Rachmaninoff experienced a mental collapse and depression following the disastrous 1897 premiere of his First Symphony, which kept him from writing for three years. He made a successful conducting debut in 1899 instead of performing the Second Piano Concerto, which he had not yet composed, in London. He was invited to perform his First Piano Concerto again the following year as a result of the success, but he pledged to do so with a better and more recent piece. Following a failed attempt to revoke his writer's block by meeting with Leo Tolstoy, Rachmaninoff's family chose to introduce him to Nikolai Dahl, a neurologist, whom he saw every day from January to April 1900. In appreciation of Dahl's successful treatment, which restored his health and compositional confidence, Rachmaninoff dedicated the concerto to him. Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto has been my favourite concerto for a long time. It is to no surprise that this concerto was the one I chose for my first concerto this year. Rachmaninoff's beautiful lyrical lines throughout this concerto contrasting with his heavy Russian textures was what lured me into his music. His use of climaxes and drama created an emotion I've never felt so connected to. His high energetic moments were always set in timely spots, and was always perfectly balanced with intimate, passionate melodies. Although Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto is more straightforward than his difficult Third Concerto, his Second Concerto has an appeal that never gets tiring no matter how many times one listens to it. Rachmaninoff was a huge reason why I fell in love with music, and his gorgeous, heavenly moments never ceases to bless the human ear.