Rachmaninov/Ricketson - Fantasia on "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"

[Nightscape]

To be specific, this is a fantasia on the famous 18th variation from the Paganini Rhapsody!  Hope you enjoy!

[raffyplayspiano]

Wow, out of everything else you posted, this takes the cake. 
I cant believe no one else has posted.   
im not trying to exaggerate, but I really enjoyed this piece-it felt very complete, and every note was worth something..i dont know if i am explaining myself, but great job. 

raffy 

[Derek]

Hey Jeremy, this is really cool stuff. I've never tried to do a whole improv based off of someone else's theme before, I should try that, I might learn a lot from it!  I noticed you flipped the theme back on its head again into the original paganini form near the end (before you bring back Rachmaninov's own writing). Very cool!

BTW you're making me think it won't be so terribly bad if I have to have an electric piano during the 2 years I go to graduate school....they sound really really good! And especially the advantage of being able to play into headphones, and to make it sound like a harpsichord or an organ.

(to those who might have been horrified by the above: I am not a piano performance student. LOL.)

[totallyclassics]

absolutely incredible.  wow, to be able to improvise to a piece like that is pure art and talent.  totally awesome.  keep up the good work,

tc