I was raised playing violin, and piano. From the age of seven. My parents mostly preferred different music, but I must admit that I found many classical pieces filling me with joy. Oh, and the pipe organs, in the empty church, would vibrate my cells all the way down to the bones. I used to sneak away from 'Sunday school' (under the pretense of going to the bathroom) and hide in the back of the sanctuary while the organist practiced for Church.
Rachmaninoff has remained one of my favorite pianists. Imagine, he was the Elton John of his day.
Tchaikovsky, and so many others, are on that list.
Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)
This is pretty much my favorite from Chopin. My mother had a
: 101 Strings album in which it was turned into a full-blown
: orchestral piece that would, at times, back in the 1960's,
: lead me to feelings of pure ecstasy.
: Composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1832, the piece is actually a
: short, piano solo and Brian Ganz plays it well, putting
: more energy into his performance than most.
: This is an encore performance in which the orchestra does not
: participate.
