All By Myself – 63 Days With Fritz Reiner And Me

Day 57 – Van Cliburn: Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 (CD 57)

August 5, 2021 by Bill Leave a Comment

Another repeat performance, with the one major difference being a different pianist this time: Van Cliburn performs on Day 57 instead of Arthur Rubinstein playing on Day 14. Either way, I think of Eric Carmen’s 1975 hit “All By Myself” whenever I hear Movement II (“Adagio sostenuto”). So what am I supposed to be thinking … [Read more…]

Day 14 – Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (CD 14)

June 23, 2021 by Bill Leave a Comment

The first thing I thought when I heard the second movement (Adagio Sostenuto) of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was, “Gee, this sounds an awful lot like Eric Carmen‘s 1975 song “All By Myself.” So I looked up Carmen’s hit song and, sure enough, discovered Carmen lifted the melody from Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 2 … [Read more…]