Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2 is one of the most important and beautiful works written for piano and orchestra. It was premiered in 1901 with the composer playing the piano part and was enthusiastically received.
Did you know that the Adagio sostenuto theme appears in Eric Carmen's 1975 ballad "All by Myself"? Carmen first composed the song's interlude, then took the bridge from Rachmaninoff and the chorus from his own "Let's Pretend". Carmen explained that Rachmaninoff was his "favorite music"
Piano : Beatrice Berrut
Israel Camerata under Avner Biron
Live at the Tel Aviv Museum of Arts
Version for chamber orchestra by Mordechai Rechtman.
