Podcast appearances and mentions of Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Rachmaninoff teve um breakdown por causa de um flop. Ainda assim, o regresso do compositor russo foi tão bom que conseguiu a proeza de ir viver para os EUA sem ser proscrito da União Soviética. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sergei Rachmaninoff teve um breakdown por causa de um flop. Ainda assim, o regresso do compositor russo foi tão bom que conseguiu a proeza de ir viver para os EUA sem ser proscrito da União Soviética. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Inside the Music, Artistic Director of Capital Region Classical Derek Delaney continues to explore the works of Rachmaninoff: this time the Corelli Variations and the G-minor Cello Sonata with live CRC performance by pianist Alexander Melnikov, cellist David Finckel, and pianist Wu Han.Corelli Variations, Op. 42Alexander Melnikov [1/29/2017 performance]Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19David Finckel & Wu Han [5/20/2005 performance]Dive deeper into this episode's repertoire by heading to our YouTube channel for a discussion with some of our audience members about the program.Follow us to stay up to date on the latest from Capital Region Classical including concerts, events, and new episodes of Inside the Music:WebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTube© Capital Region Classical

This Day in Legal History:  Wong Kim Ark becomes Wong Kim ArkOn March 28, 1898, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, affirming that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrant parents was a U.S. citizen by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment. Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco in 1873 to Chinese nationals who were legally residing in the U.S. but ineligible for naturalization due to prevailing immigration laws. After a visit to China in 1895, he was denied re-entry on the grounds of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which severely restricted immigration from China and barred Chinese nationals from becoming citizens.The Court rejected the government's argument that children of Chinese immigrants were not subject to U.S. jurisdiction and thus not entitled to birthright citizenship. In a 6–2 decision, the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil, regardless of the nationality or immigration status of their parents. This decision established a major precedent for interpreting the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and reinforced the principle of jus soli, or right of the soil.The ruling came during a period of intense anti-Chinese sentiment, when the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and its extensions aimed to restrict Chinese immigration and civil rights. Wong Kim Ark was a significant rebuke to efforts that sought to limit the constitutional rights of U.S.-born children of immigrants, and it laid the foundation for future interpretations of birthright citizenship.The Senate's vote to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $5 cap on overdraft fees is a clear signal: protecting bank profits matters more to Senate Republicans than shielding consumers from predatory financial practices. With a 52-48 vote, Republicans—joined by only one Democrat—moved to dismantle a regulation designed to curb exploitative overdraft charges that routinely hit working-class Americans the hardest.This isn't a technical policy disagreement—it's a choice to side with an industry that routinely charges Americans up to $35 for covering small shortfalls, even when the overdrafted amount is often less than the fee itself. The CFPB's rule was narrow, targeting only large banks and credit unions with more than $10 billion in assets, and still allowed higher fees if justified by actual costs. It was a modest, evidence-based consumer protection measure.The financial industry's immediate lawsuit and the GOP's use of the Congressional Review Act to kill the rule reveal the coordinated effort to preserve a lucrative revenue stream. The overdraft fee fight is just one piece of a broader Republican strategy to roll back protections the CFPB has implemented—protections meant to hold powerful financial institutions accountable.No one should mistake this vote as anything other than what it is: an effort by Senate Republicans to keep consumers on the hook, ensuring that banks and credit unions can continue bleeding them dry in the name of "choice" and "flexibility"—buzzwords that conveniently mask an enduring deference to corporate power. They'll couch these kinds of moves in language of fairness–pretending they ensure lower-income consumers are given access to these financial instruments. A moment's reflection, however, makes it clear that even under their best dressed reasoning they're looking to enable banks to charge exorbitant fees to account holders in precarity. Senate Votes to Repeal CFPB's $5 Cap on Bank Overdraft Fees (1)Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order against the prominent law firm WilmerHale, following its connections to Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The order directs federal agencies to cancel contracts with WilmerHale's clients, revoke lawyers' security clearances, and restrict access to U.S. government buildings. This is part of a broader strategy targeting law firms with ties to Mueller's investigation, including Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss, and Jenner & Block.Trump criticized Mueller's investigation as an example of government overreach, labeling it as politically motivated. In addition to its ties to Mueller, Trump also accused WilmerHale of discriminatory practices in its diversity programs, echoing similar claims against other law firms earlier this month. The firm, which has a long-standing history of handling high-profile cases, responded by labeling the order unlawful and vowed to seek appropriate remedies.WilmerHale, a major player in litigation with over 1,100 lawyers, represents a variety of high-profile clients, including Gilead, Comcast, and Meta Platforms. The firm has also been involved in cases challenging actions taken by the Trump administration, fueling further tensions. Notably, Trump also targeted other firms for their involvement in the Russia investigation and opposition research, but some, like Paul Weiss, have managed to have orders rescinded by agreeing to specific terms, including providing legal services aligned with Trump's agenda.Trump Hits WilmerHale With Executive Order Over Mueller Ties (2)Trump targets another law firm, citing ties to Robert Mueller | ReutersA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a Labor Department rule that would force grant recipients to abandon their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in Chicago, halts a two-week enforcement window of a January executive order that required organizations receiving federal funds to certify they don't operate any DEI initiatives—even those unrelated to their grants.The case was brought by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), a nonprofit that trains women for skilled labor jobs and receives federal funding. The judge sided with CWIT's argument that the DEI restriction violates First Amendment protections, noting that such a rule could pressure grantees into self-censorship. Kennelly also blocked the Labor Department from terminating CWIT's funding under Trump's directive to eliminate “equity-related grants,” though this protection applies only to CWIT and not nationwide.Kennelly's order represents a legal pushback against Trump's broader effort to dismantle DEI initiatives across government agencies and contractors. While a federal appeals court recently upheld a temporary ban on DEI programs in federal agencies and contracting businesses, this ruling suggests courts may scrutinize how far the administration can go in policing DEI-related activity outside direct federal oversight.The ruling underscores an emerging legal battleground over free speech, anti-discrimination law, and the limits of executive authority in regulating DEI efforts.Judge blocks Trump's Labor Department from requiring grant recipients to abandon DEI | ReutersA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve Signal messages exchanged by top officials regarding planned military strikes in Yemen. The messages, inadvertently shared with a journalist from The Atlantic, revealed internal discussions involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about timing and targets of attacks against the Houthi militant group. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's ruling mandates that all Signal messages sent between March 11 and March 15 be retained by the agencies involved.The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by American Oversight, a government watchdog group, which argued that the use of auto-deleting messaging apps like Signal violated federal record-keeping laws. The lawsuit doesn't focus on the national security aspects of the disclosure but rather on the legal obligation of government agencies to preserve official communications.The controversy deepened after Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly criticized Boasberg, accusing him of political bias and claiming he was attempting to obstruct Trump's agenda. Trump himself has previously called for Boasberg's impeachment after the judge blocked a deportation policy targeting Venezuelan migrants—an action later upheld by an appeals court.The White House has not commented on the matter, but the episode has sparked scrutiny over the administration's handling of sensitive military planning and whether efforts to bypass official communication channels undermine transparency and accountability.Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Yemen attack plan messages | ReutersThis week's closing theme is by Sergei Rachmaninoff.This week's closing theme is one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable moments in all of classical music: Variation XVIII from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, in a solo piano arrangement by Schultz. Rachmaninoff composed the Rhapsody in 1934 during his later years in exile from Russia, blending his romantic sensibilities with virtuoso brilliance. The work is a set of 24 variations on the 24th Caprice by Niccolò Paganini, itself a legendary theme known for dazzling technical demands.While most of the piece is fiery and rhythmic, the 18th variation stands apart—lyrical, sweeping, and emotionally expansive. In fact, it's a musical inversion of Paganini's theme, reimagined as a lush romantic melody that seems to rise straight out of the piano's depths. Rachmaninoff himself admitted it was his favorite part of the piece, and it's easy to understand why: it's tender, grand, and full of longing.This solo arrangement by Schultz pares down the orchestral drama but keeps all the expressive power, letting the piano sing with full-hearted warmth. The variation has since transcended its classical origins, appearing in films, commercials, and pop culture, yet it never loses its emotional punch. It's the kind of music that doesn't need explanation—it just resonates.Rachmaninoff, ever the late Romantic in a century veering toward modernism, poured his soul into his music. This variation, placed deep in a virtuosic whirlwind, emerges like a moment of clarity—an unguarded confession in a storm. Let it carry you out this week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

On this episode of Inside the Music, Artistic Director of Capital Region Classical Derek Delaney explores Rachmaninoff and the Russian composer's piano preludes and his variations on a theme of Chopin with live CRC performances by pianists Yefim Bronfman and Alexander Melnikov.Preludes, Op. 23No. 1 in F‐Sharp MinorNo. 2 in B‐flat MajorNo. 3 in D MinorNo. 4 in D MajorNo. 5 in G MinorNo. 6 in E‐flat MajorNo. 7 in C MinorYefim Bronfman [11/30/2002]Chopin Variations, Op. 22Alexander Melnikov [1/29/2017]Dive deeper into this episode's repertoire by heading to our YouTube channel for a discussion with some of our audience members about the program.Follow us to stay up to date on the latest from Capital Region Classical including concerts, events, and new episodes of Inside the Music:WebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTube© Capital Region Classical

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Under the direction of Arian Khaefi, "Holy Radiant Light" highlights Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, a masterpiece of the a cappella repertoire. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39117]

Under the direction of Arian Khaefi, "Holy Radiant Light" highlights Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, a masterpiece of the a cappella repertoire. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39117]

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Cello Sonata: AndanteJonah Kim, cello Sean Kennard, pianoMore info about today's track: Delos DE3574Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: Bless the Lord, O My SoulBoncho Chakov, tenor Nikolai Dzichkovskii, baritone Stefan Markov, bass Svetoslav Obretenov National Philharmonic Choir Georgi Robev, conductorMore info about today's track: Capriccio C7010Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) - Youth Symphony, in re minore (1891)Grave - Allegro molto Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraVladimir Ashkenazy, direttore**********Max Bruch (1838 - 1920) - Concerto per violino n° 2, Op. 44 (1878)1. Adagio, ma non troppo2. Recitative: Allegro moderato 3. Finale: Allegro moltoLondon Symphony OrchestraLydia Mordkovitch, violin Richard Hickox, direttore *********Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - The Water Goblin Op.107Czech Philharmonic OrchestraSir Charles Mackerras, direttore

Laura Jackson, Reno Phil Music Director and Conductor, talks with Chris Morrison about the Reno Phil's “Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto” concerts, the second concerts of the orchestra's 2024-25 Classix season, on November 23 and 24, 2024. The music on the program includes the Overture to La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi, the Negro Folk Symphony by William Dawson, and the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, with piano soloist Sara Davis Buechner.

In 1937, one of the world's greatest musicians came to North Dakota. Sergei Rachmaninoff quietly arrived in Grand Forks and Fargo, and presented his recitals at the piano in each city before sweeping off quietly to his next far-off performances.

Hie wier frou gewiescht, datt esou erfuere Museker wéi de laangjärege Konzertmeeschter vun de Lëtzebuerger Philharmoniker, de Philippe Koch an de Pianist Johan Schmidt, hie gefrot hätten, e Concert ze spillen. Zesumme mat béide Museker interpretéiert den Cellist Stéphane Giampellegrini e Sonndeg, 10. November, zu Buerglënster am Schlass Pianostrioen vu Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergei Rachmaninoff a Felix Mendelssohn. De Luc Boentges huet mam Cellist iwwer de Programm an de Kader vum Concert geschwat.

Sergei Rachmaninoff gilt als berühmtester Pianist seiner Zeit und ist als Komponist vor allem mit seinen Klavierwerken im heutigen Musikleben präsent. Er war ein äußerst zurückhaltender Mensch mit verschlossenem Auftreten. In einem neuen Buch sind zum ersten Mal seine zahlreichen Interviews veröffentlicht, die er im Laufe von mehr als drei Jahrzehnten der Presse gab. Treibende Kraft hinter der Publikation von „Rachmaninoff spricht“ war die Rachmaninoff Foundation, die in der Villa Senar in Hertenstein am Ufer des Vierwaldstättersees residiert. Regine Müller hat das Buch gelesen und mit der Leiterin der Stiftung Andrea Loetscher vor Ort gesprochen.

durée : 00:15:32 - Le Disque classique du jour du mercredi 11 septembre 2024 - Rafael Orozco nous emporte avec le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra et le Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra dans un best of des œuvres du grand Sergei Rachmaninoff.

durée : 00:15:32 - Le Disque classique du jour du mercredi 11 septembre 2024 - Rafael Orozco nous emporte avec le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra et le Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra dans un best of des œuvres du grand Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vespers: Bless the Lord, O My SoulBerlin Radio Chorus Robin Gritton, conductorMore info about today's track: CPO 999292-2Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

As part of the Live at Yours concert series, Andrey will play in Melbourne all the preludes by Sergei Rachmaninoff, which he emotionally compares to the downs and ups of a roller coaster. - В рамках концертного цикла Live at Yours Андрей сыграет в Мельбурне программу из всех прелюдий Сергея Рахманинова, что он сравнивает эмоционально со спусками и подъемами американских горок.

Episode 578 also includes an E.W. Poetic Piece titled "Yes You Can." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tim Connell, A Tribe Called Quest, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Photo by Conor Weiss. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted in the West Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell Your Friends and Neighbors.

87 denuncias y siete vehículos inmovilizados. Así ha concluido el primer dispositivo especial de control de la velocidad de patinetes eléctricos del Ayuntamiento de Málaga. Hoy está previsto que comience el juicio contra "La Modelo", la mujer colombiana conocida como la reina de la cocaína de la Costa del Sol. Se sospecha que hacía de intermediaria entre narcos. La Fiscalía pide para ella 10 años de cárcel.Los grupos de la oposición del Ayuntamiento de Málaga volverán a preguntar por la situación de la sociedad municipal de aparcamientos SMASSA en la comisión de urbanismo y movilidad. El futuro de los museos y espacioso culturales se debate entre hoy y mañana en el Palacio de Congresos de Málaga dentro de la cuarta edición de Culture and Museums Iternational Tech Fórum, que reunirá a más de 200 empresas y entidades del sector tecnológico y cultural procedentes de 16 países.Si les hablamos sobre la enfermedad de HIRSCHS-PRUNG seguramente no sabrán a qué nos referimos. Se trata de una patología rara que afecta a uno de cada 2 mil recién nacidos que les impide defecar correctamente. Una jornada en Antequera ha reunido este fin de semana a médicos y familiares de afectados para profundizar en esta dolencia y en las malformaciones intestinales.El Málaga se jugará el ascenso el próximo sábado en el campo del Nástic dónde acudirá con la ventaja conseguida este fin de semana de 2 a 1. Los dos goles malaguistas del genial Roberto. Pellicer asegura que el equipo ha dado un paso más pero que todavía no está todo hecho. Queda un partido difícil en Tarragona. Y en el Unicaja continúan la renovaciones. el club ha ampliado un año más al alero canadiense Melvin Ejim.con la interpretación del Concierto para piano y orquesta N.º 2 en Do Menor de Sergei Rachmaninoff, el pianista ruso Sergey Belyavsky, de 30 años, ha ganado la primera edición del Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Málaga, en la que han participado veinticuatro músicos de doce países.Escuchar audio

Real and fictional characters come to life in this incredibly challenging work for piano that also includes musical puzzles. John Banther and Linda Carducci explore all the characters and how Schumann depicts them in music, the ciphers, discarded movements, and more. plus we enjoy a full performance of it by Sergei Rachmaninoff!Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every house holds a secret, doesn't it? And in those houses, individual rooms have secrets of their own... and in those rooms, there are items with their own secrets, too. What happens when one of those secrets goes missing? And needs to be returned... Read by Rachel Blake.   Music: Theme music by Trevor Brown Incidental music: (All tracks played by Gregor Quendel) and free for use under the Pixabay Content License.) Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement by Ludvig van Beethoven. Impromptu No 1 by Franz Schubert. Piano Arpeggio 1 Variation 1 by Gregor Quendel. Cinematic Music Sketches: Cinematic Piano Sketch by Gregor Quendel. Fantasie Impromptu by Chopin, arr for music box by Gregor Quendel. Caprice N0 24 in A Minor by Niccolo Paganini. Prelude Op 32 No 12 in G Sharp Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement by Beethoven arr for strings by Gregor Quendel. Requiem Dies Irae by Wofgang Amadeus Mozart. Frühlingsrauschen Rustle of Spring by Christian Singding. The Tempest Piano Sonata No 17 in D Minor by Ludvig van Beethoven. Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy.

19th-20th Centuries A Tribute to Magister Neil Smith This week we hear works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Giacomo Puccini, George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, P.D.Q. Bach, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. 140 Minutes – Week of 2024 April 15

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movementBoris Giltburg, pianoRoyal Scottish National OrchestraCarlos Miguel Prieto, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.573629Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

The Honourable Lady Rita Rae is a lawyer and judge, and the current Rector of the University of Glasgow. Early in her career she was a rare woman in the heavily male-dominated legal world. She went on to work on many high profile criminal cases over five decades as a solicitor, an advocate and subsequently a judge in Scotland's Supreme Court.Rita grew up in Plains, Airdrie, to the east of Glasgow. She was a shy child but earned the nickname ‘The Last Word' from her parents because of her need to argue her case when she felt something wasn't right. She was inspired to become a lawyer by her maternal grandfather, a noted advocate and anti-fascist from Naples.Her parents met in a munitions factory in Italy where her mother was working. Her father was a Scottish bomb disposal expert helping to dismantle munitions after the war. They married and moved to Scotland, but Rita and her brother were not accepted by her Scottish family because of their Catholicism. Rita became a solicitor in 1974, entering a world dominated by men. When told by a senior colleague that women were ‘emotionally unsuitable for court work', she set about proving him wrong. She became a partner in her firm at the age of 27, and was called to the bar in 1982, one of just 13 female advocates in Scotland at the time. She was made a Sheriff in 1997 and a Judge of the Supreme Courts in 2014.In 2021 she was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow, the first female working rector in the university's 570-year history.DISC ONE: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 - III. Allegro scherzando. Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) and London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Previn DISC TWO: “Ah! Dite alla giovine” from Act 2 of La Traviata. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Leo Nucci (baritone) and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Sir Georg Solti DISC THREE: Mamma - Beniamino Gigli DISC FOUR: Aranjuez mon amour - Massimo Ranieri DISC FIVE: Cheap Flights - Fascinating Aïda DISC SIX: “The Flower Song” (“La fleur que tu m'avais jetee”), Carmen, Act II. Composed by Georges Bizet, performed by José Carreras (tenor) and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Jacques Delacôte DISC SEVEN: Ave Maria. Composed by Giulio Caccini (Arr. Brinums) and performed by Inessa Galante (Soprano), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Aleksandrs Vilumanis DISC EIGHT: Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Peggy WoodBOOK CHOICE: The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples by David Gilmour LUXURY ITEM: A solar powered car CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Mamma - Beniamino Gigli Presenter Lauren Laverne Producers Paula McGinley and Tim Bano

This week on Hearts of Space "SACRED SONGS OF DEVOTION" — a special program of choral and instrumental music for Easter, from our longtime guest producer for classical and sacred music ELLEN HOLMES. The show includes choral selections from Ellen's compilation "SACRED SONGS of MARY: Devotion"—the third in her series of albums showcasing music honoring the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. "In Western culture," writes Ellen, “Mary is the personification of tenderness, compassion, forgiveness, protection, and unconditional love—emotions reflected in music praising her or beseeching her comfort and help.” This wide-ranging program includes sacred choral music from the Russian Orthodox mass, a 12th Century song by HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, 17th century sacred music from Spain by ALONSO LOBO, sacred works by 19th and 20th century composers JOHN TAVENER, SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, and MAURICE DURUFLÉ, and contemporary works by SIGUR RÓS, LISA GERRARD, DAVID DARLING, MAX RICHTER, and ARVO PÄRT. Choral and instrumental music for Easter: SACRED SONGS OF DEVOTION…on this transmission of Hearts of Space. [ view playlist ] [ view Flickr image gallery ] [ play 30 second MP3 promo ]

SynopsisIn St. Petersburg on today's date in 1897, the First Symphony of Sergei Rachmaninoff had its disastrous premiere.Now, there are bad reviews and then there are really bad reviews. When Rachmaninoff opened up a newspaper the next day he read, “If there were conservatory in hell, and if one of its students were instructed to write a symphony based on the seven plagues of Egypt, and if he were to compose a symphony like Rachmaninoff's, he would have fulfilled his task brilliantly and delighted the inmates of hell.”Ouch!What must have really hurt was that the review was written by a fellow composer, Cesare Cui, and the premiere was conducted — poorly, it seems — by another composer colleague, Alexander Glazunov.The whole affair was so painful that Rachmaninoff needed therapy before he could compose again, and when he left Russia for good in 1917, he left the symphony's manuscript behind, and in the turmoil of the Bolshevik revolution it was lost. However, the original orchestral parts for the 1897 premiere survived. They were rediscovered in 1945, two years after Rachmaninoff's death, and a belated — and this time successful — second performance took place that same year.Music Played in Today's ProgramSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Symphony No. 1; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 56754

SynopsisOn today's date in 1941, the final orchestral work of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff received its premiere performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Eugene Ormandy.It was an orchestral suite, Symphonic Dances, and was originally planned as a triptych depicting the passage of time, with its three sections to be titled “Midday,” “Twilight” and “Midnight.” For this new work, Rachmaninoff recycled music from an older one: an unfinished ballet from 1915.Rachmaninoff was an unabashed and unrepentant Romantic at heart, with his musical style grounded in the late 19th-century tradition. Oddly enough, in all other matters Rachmaninoff was modern — even trendy. When living in Russia, he owned the first automobile in his rural part of the country. After settling in Switzerland, the home he built on Lake Lucerne was designed in the ultra-modern Bauhaus style, and Rachmaninoff liked to zoom around the lake in a snappy little speedboat.And, when in New York City, rather than sipping borscht at the Russian Tea Room, he would more likely be seen at a corner drug store, indulging in a quintessential American treat: ice-cream sodas.Music Played in Today's ProgramSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances; Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 96

Samira celebrates the music and life of Sergei Rachmaninoff. With pianist Kirill Gerstein, who has released a new recording of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, Marina Frolova-Walker, Professor of Music at Cambridge, pianist Lucy Parham, who has created a Composer Portrait concert about Rachmaninoff that she is currently touring across the UK. Plus film historian and composer Neil Brand discusses the use of Rachmaninoff's music in film classics such as Brief Encounter.First broadcast on 1 May 2023.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser

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SynopsisOn today's date in 1941, Greek-born conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos led the Minneapolis Symphony in the premiere performance of a new symphony by German composer Paul Hindemith, who came to Minnesota for the performance.Mitropoulos was an ardent promoter of new music, but few of the contemporary works he programmed were welcomed by audiences or the critics with much enthusiasm. Hindemith's reputation as an atonal composer had preceded him, but, surprisingly, his new piece for Minneapolis was billed as a “Symphony in E-flat Major” and, much to the delight of all concerned, featured recognizable tunes.By chance, another famous composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff, was in Minneapolis that day, and was invited by Mitropoulos to attend the Hindemith premiere backstage, where he wouldn't be annoyed by autograph seekers. Rachmaninoff had a pessimistic view of modern music, but Mitropoulos was sure the famously dour Russian would like Hindemith's resolutely tonal new symphony. Rachmaninoff was positioned just off stage, and after the end of the symphony, which was received with great applause, Mitropoulos passed him as he left the stage. “Well?” Mitropoulos asked. “No goooood,” was Rachmaninoff's lugubrious response.Music Played in Today's ProgramPaul Hindemith (1895-1963) Symphony in E-flat; BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. Chandos 9060

Our podcast covers time travel movies.“Time After Time” 1979 from Director Nicholas Meyer transports us to H.G. Wells and his search for Doctor John Leslie Stevenson known as Jack-the-Ripper. Malcolm McDowell is H.G. Wells, Mary Steenburgen plays Amy Robbins who assists Wells, with Jack-the-Ripper played by David Warner.“Somewhere in Time” 1980 by Director Jeannot Szwarc is the timeless love story between Elise Mckenna and Richard Collier. It unfolds at the Grand Hotel on beautiful Mackinac Island, Michigan. Christopher Reeve plays Richard Collier, Jane Seymour is Elise McKenna, and Christopher Plummer plays William Fawcett Robinson Ms. McKenna's manager and Mr. Collier's nemesis. “Somewhere in Time” has unforgettable music composed by John Barry with Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for added beauty.Enjoy!Here's the IMDB page for Time After Time Here's the IMDB page for Somewhere In Time Here's a YouTube playlist of 10 memorable scenes from Time After Time

Los Angeles, the city in which Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) spent the last few months of his life, played host to an exceptional festival of music last February. As part of this year's Rachmaninoff 150 celebrations, Yuja Wang joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel over two consecutive weekends to perform all four of the composer's piano concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Deutsche Grammophon were there to capture their sold-out and critically acclaimed performances live at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody is now set for release on 2 CDs, 3 LPs, and digitally on 1 September 2023. The Allegro vivace finale of Piano Concerto No. 1 comes out as an e-single and e-video on 23 June; the filmed cycle of five performances will be premiered on STAGE+ on 24 June and will also be available on the LA Phil's online concert series SOUND/STAGE later in September. Track Listing:1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18 – 1. Moderato2 2. Adagio sostenuto3 3. Allegro scherzando 4 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor op. 1 – 1. Vivace – Moderato5 2. Andante6 3. Allegro vivace 7 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor op. 40 – 1. Allegro vivace8 2. Largo9 3. Allegro vivace 10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43 – Introduction – Variation I11 Tema12 Variation II13 Variation III14 Variation IV15 Variation V16 Variation VI17 Variation VII18 Variation VIII19 Variation IX20 Variation X21 Variation XI22 Variation XII23 Variation XIII24 Variation XiV25 Variation XV26 Variation XVI27 Variation XVII28 Variation XVIII29 Variation XiX30 Variation XX31 Variation XXI32 Variation XXII33 Variation XXIII34 Variation XXIV 35 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op. 30 – 1. Allegro ma non tanto36 2. Intermezzo. Adagio37 3. Finale. Alla breveHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Season 1: Act 3Libingan (Burial Place)Donner, Ashvin and Evelyn prepare to search for the Book of Elders at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. A woman named Rosario details her time playing near the "William Crypt" in the Toronto Necropolis, and how she came to meet Pocket The Cat. -Content Warnings: Body horror, amalgamation, decapitation, blood, tombs-Song featured: The Isle of the Dead by Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano duet arr. O.Taubmann (1910)-Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul, Reg Geli, Yoyi Halago and Alyssa Gimenez, and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license.This episode was Co-Produced by Jesse Goodsell, and written and directed by Motzie Dapul.The role of Rosario Donner-Orosa was played by Alyssa Gimenez. The role of Evelyn was played by Natalie, the role of Ashvin was played by Adil R, the role of Donner was played by Leon Johnson, and the role of Dooley was played by Alasdair Stuart.-SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISER: https://ko-fi.com/hinaypodSpecial Thanks to our brand new co-producer, Jesse Goodsell, for continuing to support us and our work!-LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PODCAST: hinaypod.com-SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! WATCH EPISODE PREMIERES LIVE and chat with other listeners!https://www.youtube.com/HiNayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone! I hope everyhting is fine:)  Today we talk about Russian music. This episode is quite challenging but interesting. Here is the text: Русская музыка охватывает широкий спектр стилей и жанров: от традиционной народной музыки до классических композиций. Для народной музыки характерно использование балалайки и домры, традиционных русских струнных инструментов. Народные песни часто рассказывают истории о повседневной жизни, любви и природе. Классическая музыка в России имеет богатую историю: такие известные композиторы, как Петр Чайковский и Сергей Рахманинов, писали произведения, которые до сих пор исполняются во всем мире. Эти композиторы, наряду с Дмитрием Шостаковичем, Игорем Стравинским и Сергеем Прокофьевым, помогли сделать Россию центром классической музыки. Их произведения считаются одними из лучших образцов классической музыки в мире и до сих пор исполняются в концертных залах и оперных театрах многих стран. В последние годы в российской музыке также наблюдается появление новых жанров, таких как рок, поп и хип-хоп. Эти жанры завоевали популярность среди молодежи и открыли музыкантам новые возможности для демонстрации своих талантов. Кроме того, современные технологии, такие как Интернет и потоковые платформы, облегчили российским музыкантам доступ к мировой аудитории. В целом русская музыка представляет собой богатую и разнообразную область, простирающуюся от традиционных народных песен до самых передовых классических произведений, отражающую культурное наследие страны, ее исторический и политический контекст, а также художественное творчество ее народа. Translation: Russian music encompasses a diverse range of styles and genres, from traditional folk music to classical compositions. Folk music is characterized by its use of the balalaika and the domra, traditional Russian string instruments. Folk songs often tell stories about daily life, love, and nature. Classical music has a rich history in Russia, with famous composers such as Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff, both of whom wrote works that are still performed today all over the world. These composers, along with Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Prokofiev, helped establish Russia as a center for classical music. Their works are considered some of the finest examples of classical music in the world, and are still performed in concert halls and opera houses in many countries. In recent years, Russian music has also seen the emergence of new genres, such as rock, pop, and hip-hop. These genres have gained popularity among young people and have created new opportunities for musicians to showcase their talents. Additionally, modern technologies like the internet and streaming platforms have made it easier for Russian musicians to reach a global audience. Overall, Russian music is a rich and diverse field that spans from traditional folk songs to the most advanced classical compositions, reflecting the country's cultural heritage, its historical and political context, and the artistic creativity of its people. Request topics for the podcast – daria@realrussianclub.com Join my free email course with A LOT of useful materials for self-learning – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe  My new step-by-step course for Russian language learners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Get all three levels together and save $102 – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/bundles/all-of-from-zero-to-fluency 

In this episode, let's learn all about Rachmaninoff. He's most well known for having incredibly huge hands and piano pieces with incredibly huge intervals.

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJeno Jando, pianoBudapest Symphony OrchestraGyorgy Lehel, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.550117Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

Deutsche Grammophon is set to mark the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff's birth with the release of three essential albums. “Rachmaninoff speaks to listeners as powerfully today as ever,” says Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon. “His music first entered the DG catalog during his lifetime and – as our anniversary tribute proves – it continues to inspire a remarkable generation of performers today. These wonderful recordings and breathtaking STAGE+ videos offer fresh insights into some of his greatest works.”Track Listing:1 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - Ia_ Largo 2 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - Ib_ Allegro moderato 3 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - Ic_ Moderato. 4 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - II_ Allegro molto 5 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - III_ Adagio 6 Symphony No_ 2 in E Minor, Op_ 27 - IV_ Allegro vivace 7 Symphony No_ 3 in A Minor, Op_ 44 - I_ Lento - Allegro moderato 8 Symphony No_ 3 in A Minor, Op_ 44 - II_ Adagio ma non troppo 9 Symphony No_ 3 in A Minor, Op_ 44 - III_ Allegro 10 Op_ 29 - Isle of the DeadHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

As Maestro Maull reveals three secrets of conducting, he reflects on his Austrian conducting mentor, Richard Johannes Lert, who taught him the most important secret of all—which may surprise you.

Jeremy Bowen is the BBC's award-winning international editor. He has been reporting from the world's conflict zones, including Iraq, Bosnia, the Middle East and Ukraine, for more than 30 years. Jeremy was born in Cardiff in 1960. His father was a journalist for BBC Wales, who covered the Aberfan disaster in 1966, and his mother was a press photographer. In 1984, after university, Jeremy joined the BBC as a news trainee and in 1989 he starting reporting from Afghanistan and El Salvador. From 1995 to 2000 he was based in Jerusalem as the BBC's Middle East correspondent. During that time he reported on the assassination of the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. His coverage of the event won him the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Breaking News report. In 2022 Jeremy started reporting on the ground in Ukraine and earlier this year he returned to Iraq to discover how the country was coping, 20 years after the US-led invasion in March 2003. Jeremy lives in London with his partner Julia. DISC ONE: Let's Stay Together - Al Green DISC TWO: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Larghetto. Composed by Edward Elgar and performed by Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli DISC THREE: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op 18. Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff and performed by Vladimir Ashkenazi (piano) with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Previn DISC FOUR: America - Simon & Garfunkel DISC FIVE: La bohème: O soave fanciulla. Composed by Giacomo Puccini and performed by Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti DISC SIX: Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras. Composed by Johannes Brahms and performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan DISC SEVEN: In My Life – The Beatles DISC EIGHT: Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks BOOK CHOICE: The Complete Novels of George Orwell LUXURY ITEM: A manual typewriter CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Larghetto. Composed by Edward Elgar and performed by Hallé Orchestra and Wiener Singverein, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

  In our last episode, we learned about the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. You might recall learning that he composed in the Romantic style of music, and especially featured the piano in his work. Today we're going to take a more in-depth at some of his most famous piano compositions, his collection of preludes. While we won't learn about each and every one of them (he wrote one for each major and minor key!), we'll learn about the collection as a whole and some of the ones that are performed most frequently. MUSIC HEARD IN THIS EPISODE Rachmaninoff Prelude in C Sharp minor Op.3 No.2 Lisitsa Yuja Wang – Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018) Ashkenazy plays Rachmaninov Prelude Op.32 No.12 in G sharp minor MUSIC LISTENING SCHEDULE FOR EPISODE 97 I've created a curated playlist on YouTube of some of the music from today's episode as well as complete performances of all Rachmaninoff's piano preludes. Listen to the playlist here. Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, head on over to do that today so you don't miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts! If you're feeling extra magnanimous, I would be really grateful if you left a review over on Apple Podcasts, too. Those reviews help other families find my podcast learn more about music. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you love about Busy Kids Love Music. Thanks!

As a pianist, I'm thrilled to introduce you to a legendary pianist and composer in today's episode -- the first of 2 in a series -- about Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Both hearing and playing his piano music gets me all in my feelings, and I think you'll understand what I mean after you listen to some of his very expressive music in our episode today. I hope you enjoy the breathtaking beauty of his lyrical compositions as you learn about the ups and downs of this composer's life! MUSIC HEARD IN THIS EPISODE Sergei Rachmaninoff – The Bells, Op.35 – Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 - Anna Fedorova - Complete Live Concert Sergei Rachmaninoff - Three Nocturnes for Piano MUSIC LISTENING SCHEDULE FOR EPISODE 96 I've created a curated playlist on YouTube of some of the music from today's episode as well as other famous works by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Listen to the playlist here. Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, head on over to do that today so you don't miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts! If you're feeling extra magnanimous, I would be really grateful if you left a review over on Apple Podcasts, too. Those reviews help other families find my podcast learn more about music. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you love about Busy Kids Love Music. Thanks!    

Samira celebrates the music and life of Sergei Rachmaninoff to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. With pianist Kirill Gerstein, who has just released a new recording of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, Marina Frolova-Walker, Professor of Music at Cambridge, pianist Lucy Parham, who has created a Composer Portrait concert about Rachmaninoff that she is currently touring across the UK. Plus film historian and composer Neil Brand discusses the use of Rachmaninoff's music in film classics such as Brief Encounter. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser

Steinway Artist Alexander Krichel joins Soundboard to celebrate Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th birthday.

Episode: 2448 Sergei Rachmaninoff visits a hypnotist to remove his writer's block.  Today, a composer unblocked.

Synopsis The Russian émigré composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff was himself the soloist on today's date in 1927 in the first performance of his Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Rachmaninoff had premiered his Third Concerto in New York in 1909, and he'd been thinking about writing another one for over a decade. In the meantime, his life had been disrupted by both the Russian Revolution and the exhausting business of earning a living as a touring virtuoso pianist. In 1926, Rachmaninoff finally felt he could afford to take some time off and put a Fourth Piano Concerto down on paper. In its original form, it turned out to be a much longer work than even Rachmaninoff thought practical. He joked to a friend that its movements would have to be "performed on successive nights, like Wagner's Ring operas." Rachmaninoff made a number of cuts before the Philadelphia premiere, but even so, the new work was not well received, and so Rachmaninoff kept cutting. Audiences and critics still remained cool, and Rachmaninoff eventually shelved the work for a time—quite a time. In 1941 he prepared a "final cut" version, which ended up considerably shorter than his other three Piano Concertos, and recorded it with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Music Played in Today's Program Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto No. 4 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor. London 458 930

Synopsis On today's date in 1915, the Moscow Synodal Choir gave the premiere performance of a new choral work by Sergei Rachmaninoff. In Russian, the work was titled Vsenoshchnoe bdeniye, which translates as All-Night Vigil Service or more commonly as Vespers. This was Rachmaninoff's take on traditional liturgical melodies of the Easter Orthodox church. Rachmaninoff himself was not particularly religious, but by 1915, all Russians, religious or not, perhaps found solace in such music as the staggering casualties of the Russian Imperial troops during World War I became apparent. Rachmaninoff's Vespers was warmly received in Moscow and repeated five times within a month of its premiere. But in 1917, the Bolshevik revolution transformed Imperial Russia into a non-religious Soviet state. Rachmaninoff's Vespers remained pretty much forgotten until 1965, when Alexander Sveshnikov made the first recording of the work with the USSR State Academic Russian Choir for the Soviet record label Melodiya. Ironically, that Melodiya LP was never available for sale within the USSR, and was only issued as an export item to the West. It quickly became a best-seller, and Western audiences were astonished by both the emotional power of the work and the low bass voices required to perform it. Even by Russian standards, the bass parts are VERY low. When shown the manuscript score back in 1915, the work's original conductor shook his head, and said, "Now where on earth are we to find such basses? They are as rare as asparagus at Christmas!" Music Played in Today's Program Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Vespers (All-Nght Vigil), Op. 37 USSR State Academic Russian Choir; Alexander Sveshnikov, conductor. Pipeline Music custom CD (from Amazon.com)

We are back from our brief hiatus and kicking off the new year with the song Did It In A Minute! After a few weeks in Mexico, and some time to reorganize ourselves, we are ready for 2023. Time to learn all about Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and our favorite types of cough drops. Shout out to phlebotomists!   

You might be thinking, "Why on earth would anyone want to devote an entire podcast to etudes?" For most instrumentalists, etudes are the bane of our existence. They are studies, meant to develop technique on an instrument. Etudes are an essential part of any instrumentalists work, but they had never been known for their musical content. As a violinist, I had practiced dozens of etudes by Kreutzer, Rodé, Dancla, Sevcik, Schraideck, Kayser, Mazas, and more, lamenting the day I chose the violin as my instrument. But pianists have the same dreaded names, like Czerny for example. Chopin changed all of that. Chopin was the first composer to integrate musical content into his etudes, which meant that Chopin's etudes were both extremely difficult technical exercises, but they also were musically interesting enough to be performed live. LIke everything Chopin did on the piano, this was revolutionary, and Chopin's 27 etudes have been part of the piano repertoire ever since. We'll discuss some of these etudes today, along with the nature of virtuosity itself. We'll also spend a lot of time talking about Leopold Godowsky. Leopold Godowsky is not a name you've probably heard very often. But he was one of the great pianists of the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, with legions of admirers including legendary pianists like Josef Hoffman, Arthur Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Claudio Arrau, and the composer Ferrucio Busoni. Godowsky's pianistic gifts were well known, but what about his compositional ones? Well, to speak of one is to speak of the other. During the 1890s, when Godowsky was in his late 20s, he began making arrangements of famous piano works of Chopin and other composers music. Over the next 20 years, he became engrossed with Chopin's legendary etudes, or studies, and began writing his own arrangements of them. Now Chopin's etudes are extremely difficult just on their own, but Godowsky's studies are on another level of difficulty.  In fact, Godowsky's transcriptions are so difficult that many pianists don't even dare to play them, though some, like the great Marc-Andre Hamelin, have made them an integral part of their repertoire. So today on the show, we'll take a look at some of the studies on Chopin's etudes, analyzing both the original Chopin etudes and then the changes that Godowsky makes to them. This will be a show as much about Chopin as it is about Godowsky, because you can't understand Godowsky's achievement without understanding the Chopin first. Join us!