Episode 17 - Superhuman Virtuosity

A Thousand Pictures ... of Classical Music by Scott Wilson

Apr 19, 202422:22Music

‘Piano Concerto no. 2’ by Sergei Rachmaninoff is a vehicle for virtuosic performance. It requires the pianist to display superhuman levels of physical prowess! In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss p...

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