What has always impressed me most is the range of his output, which encompasses the sensuous lyricism of http://bit.ly/2HWOza4 as well as the tortured turbulence of http://bit.ly/2IhZZoL But his intellectual sophistication is most evident in his largest works.
@johncarlosbaez Concerning the merits of Rachmaninov the composer, there is much to say that is seldom said; one key point is that he wrote more vocal music than any of his contemporaries (except perhaps Puccini); another is that his compositions are extremely motivic.
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If you're interested in a musical experience that may utterly transform your judgment of Rachmaninov, I humbly suggest listening (carefully, many times) to this: http://bit.ly/2WKbGZm I think of it as Rachmaninov's "Hammerklavier." (It is probably harder than "Gaspard.")
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