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I always think of Rachmaninov as a composer from "the olden days". I was really excited when I discovered there were recordings of him playing his own compositi
by __david__ 12y ago
I always think of Rachmaninov as a composer from "the olden days". I was really excited when I discovered there were recordings of him playing his own compositions. Just imagine if we had recordings of Bach or Mozart playing their stuff. Having their written music is one thing (and a precious thing at that), but having recordings would be so much more…
- eggoa 12y agoYes, but the real treasure would be the improvisations. Beethoven was a legendary improviser, and all those performances are completely lost (except for phrases and ideas incorporated later into written compositions, from memory).
- convivialdingo 12y agoRachmaninov mentioned recording his Piano Concerto, Number Two... here it is on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8l37utZxMQ