On this day, 9 November, in 1901 in Moscow, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 premiered with the composer as soloist at the keys. But how did this work of genius, with a melody in its second movement ...
Discover the story behind Rachmaninov’s ‘Piano Concerto No. 2’ which is one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire. Well, it’s pretty obvious. Rachmaninov published his first piano ...
Explore the intriguing musical mystery behind Edward Elgar’s ‘Violin Concerto’ – which to this day has never been wholly solved ….. When the Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned a ...