RUSSIA TODAY: Nothing sounds better than Sergey Rachmaninov to the British people. A poll with over 180,000 respondents has revealed that Rachmaninov's Concerto No 2 for piano with orchestra is Britain's favorite work of classical music, The Daily Telegraph reports.The Russian composer's Piano Concerto No 2 has been voted the nation's favorite in the annual poll held by Classic FM radio station. This work of the Russian genius became the soundtrack to the 1945 romance drama Brief Encounter by the then leading British filmmaker David Lean.
Rachmaninov's piano concerto, composed between the fall of 1900 and April 1901, significantly contributed to securing the reputation of the Russian composer in the UK and the rest of the West. This work became a symbol of Rachmaninov's comeback after a long depression he dove into after the failure of his First Symphony. Along with Concerto No 3, Piano Concerto No 2 is considered one of Rachmaninov's greatest works and also one of the most significant works of late romanticism in music as a whole. » | Tuesday, April 26, 2011
