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How Rachmaninoff Writes a Melody, Piano Concerto No. 2 Analysis
The chances are you know this melody the reason being that out of Rachmaninoffs many, many intoxicating melodies this is possibly his finest: the 2nd subject from the iconic 1st movement of his Piano Concerto No. 2. At the very least, its his most famous, thanks in part to the works abundance in film and television. But this broad cultural appeal is certainly no accident; theres something special about this melody, so lets figure out how Rachmaninoff writes it Intro: 0:00 Motifs: 0:41 Phrases: 1:35 The Section: 2:37 The Movement: 4:53 The Concerto: 6:33 Outro: 9:00 Very many thanks to The Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko and Håvard Gimse for permission to feature their stunning performance of this work, the video for which can be viewed here:
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