Listening to Rachmaninov and I know he's a bit OTT and overblown and at 42 I should

[OrmIrian]

prolly be listening to something a bit more cerebral and clever but god I love it.... Really carries you away. I do try but I love the really romantic stuff.

Oh I lurrrve him and I'm 44, perhaps it's an age thing?

What are you listening to?

Nowt wrong with that. I love a bit of opera myself, Carl Orff, Holst Planet Suite. Good on ya

Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Just wonderful....

Ooh I LOVE that! Gimes me goosebumps every time (although my mum insists it's "the theme from somewhere in time" (soppy film with christopher reeve). I mean, yes it IS used in the film, but it's not CALLED that!

I am taking that to my desert island when Kirsty Young asks me to be on Desert Island Discs

LOL! Films are sooo much more important than classical music after all. I beleive some Rach was used in Brief Encounter.

2nd Piano Concerto [sob]

Ahh ...that's it lilibet. Thankyou. I think I have it somewhere

I'm 40 and have loved his music for a long time. I remember when I was a student one of my more intellectual friends said, "Rachmaninov? He's a bit obvious isnt he?"!

not as obvious as Mozart...

Rach, Prok & Tchai
brainless bliss

I wantd to walk up the aisle to the Rach vespers, but as it was only 23 steps long.....................

the Vespers are sublime

am 40 & I listened to bach all afternoon..

i snapped today and couldnt stand chitter of tv no one watching cbeebies etc
great afternoon feel quite uplifted

will check out rachmaninov

Bach is my bitch

Rachmaninov is ~marvellous

one of favourite concert memories is playing the clarinet solo in the 2nd symphony a couple of years ago

i have a recording of that performance, but am not listening as will remind me of how out of practice i now am

another rach lover here

I hope I never grow out of it!!!

I lurve Rach.

Piano Conc 2 reminds me of a very nice man I used to, ahem, visit occasionally when I actually had half a career in music as opposed to dabbling, like wot I do now.....

Bach is my fave though, esp as I am a Cellist.

Am also a sucker for Tchaik, esp symphony 5 (who's got the keeey to the shit house.)

tell us more please
and i will tell you what I can manage to do during the opening movement of St John Passion

It's not for a family website

I walked down the aisle to this.

Makes me blub whenever I hear it. Everyone in the church was quiet as the music started and then as the violins start the doors opened and Dad walked me down the aisle.

We walked slowly so I could savour the moment and it was fab!

It is the theme to Somewhere in Time too!!!!

Oh! Somewhere in time! my fave film! Love theme and variation on a theme of paganini!
My Fave piece of music is the theme and variation on a tale of thomas talis by Vaughanb williams. Listen to it - you will melt!