Variation 18 of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini composed in 1934. Rachmaninoff said of this piece: "This one, is for my agent." as he sensed it would become a commercial hit. It's composed by playing upside down the original melody from Paganini. The original is like a piano concerto (solo piano vs orchestra) and I'm trying to do it on a single keyboard with sampled sounds.

The theme was used in the movie Somewhere in Time in 1980 starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled Bösendorfer grand piano and sampled orchestra strings.

Transcription for solo piano by Hermene W. Eichhorn. Re-uploaded with new take on Jan 26, 2014.

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgj3lVcaGT4

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Somewhere In Time: Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Variation 18

First Editing of Vox Luminis's new album with Ricercar.

CD Release: October 2014
Photo Credit: Ola Renska

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Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto per violoncello ed archi RV 401
Ensemble Zandonai-orchestra da Camera di Trento
Violoncello solista Stefano Guarino
Primo violino e direttore Giancarlo Guarino


Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto per violoncello ed archi RV 401 II movimento

Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1 in C minor

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Release: October 2015

Quatuor Voce
Lise Berthaud, viola

After its first two recordings, devoted to Schubert then Beethoven, highly praised and recommended by the critics (both ffff in Télérama, recommended by The Strad...), this eclectic, innovative quartet is now celebrating its tenth anniversary by tackling the string quintets of Mozart and Brahms.
These two scores, representative of the culmination of a career in the case of Brahms and, for Mozart, the end of a life, are sustained by vigorous inspiration and frothing energy.
Whereas the Brahms Quintet, both brilliant and highly moving, recalls some of his best-known themes (including that of the Sextet, Op. 18, used by Louis Malle in his film The Lovers), Mozart jotted down on paper the four movements of a work that speaks intensely about him, in the diversity of its moods and the complexity of its writing.
Named ‘Rising Star’ for the last season by the European Chamber Hall Organisation, the Voce Quartet has performed in venues the world over. For this project, it calls on Lise Berthaud, one of the most brilliant French violists, to round out the quintet.

BRAHMS - String Quintet No.2 in G Major, Op.111 I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Quatuor Voce

Prepare yourself for an emotional journey as Queensland Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms' monumental Symphony No.4 on Saturday 14 April 2018. 

This recording was made in 2009 by Queensland Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Johannes Fritzsch.

Audio kindly provided by ABC Classic FM.

Brahms Symphony No.4

Nocturne in G minor op.37 no.1  - Chopin

"Invitation To The Dance" by Carl Maria von Weber (Arr. Berlioz)

Thomas Gould violin/director
Sinfonietta Riga

Reccorded live at Great Guild Hall, Riga on April 28th, 2012



Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1 in C minor

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