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cadenza14224

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Pieces of Rach 2

on: June 06, 2012, 08:14:48 PM

No doubt it is my favorite concerto (call me cliche, but it's impossible for me to deny); and though the whole thing is just a wonderful experience, there are certain parts that just pull at your heart strings more than the others.

For me it's the final 2 minutes of the 2nd Movement, it's so mad dreamy/swoony/melancholy, it always gets to me no mater when I listen to it.

Anyone have certain portions in the piece that give them a bigger rush than the others?

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akthe47

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Re: Pieces of Rach 2

Reply #1 on: June 07, 2012, 04:43:06 PM

Quote from: cadenza14224 on June 06, 2012, 08:14:48 PM

No doubt it is my favorite concerto (call me cliche, but it's impossible for me to deny); and though the whole thing is just a wonderful experience, there are certain parts that just pull at your heart strings more than the others.

For me it's the final 2 minutes of the 2nd Movement, it's so mad dreamy/swoony/melancholy, it always gets to me no mater when I listen to it.

Anyone have certain portions in the piece that give them a bigger rush than the others?

The 2nd movement in its entirety is just amazing. I prefer it over the 1st and 3rd movement by far.

In particular, I enjoy the part leading up to where the 2nd movement increases in speed. The last 2 minutes are unreal, too. Rachmaninoff is pure genius.