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

Alexandre Desplat - New Moon

Composed/ produced by @dan-cullen
Strings and solo cello arranged/ performed by Deryn Cullen

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Hypnos (composed by Dan Cullen; feat. Deryn Cullen)

Three piano compositions entitled "Gymnopédies" written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie (1866 – 1925). 
These short, gentle and atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as an important precursor to modern ambient music. 
Performer - Ilya Shipilov
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Three Gymnopedies by Erik Satie - Performance by Ilia Shipilov

1 Cello -Music Example 1. Yo - Yo Ma Plays The Prelude From Bach´s Cello Suite No. 1

Legacy Broken is a cinematic orchestral concept album that explores the psychological weight of legacy, family, and emotional silence. Blending restrained elegance with hypnotic minimalism, each track unfolds like a room in a haunted memory palace—echoes of conversations, legal inheritances, betrayals, and unresolved grief.

Muted strings, fractured piano motifs, trembling horns, and emotionally conflicted harmonic structures form a sonic language of unspoken tension and decaying tradition. The arrangements resist resolution, allowing silence, repetition, and space to carry as much meaning as melody.

This album is not just a score — it’s a portrait of inheritance, power, and the long shadows of memory. The finale song "Inheritance of Silence" concludes with a vocalized song about empty love, wealth and social responsibility. 

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This is my short piano improvisation influenced by Bach.

My Piano Improvisation Influenced By Bach

Alexander Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
October 26, 2005
Carnegie Music Hall
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Alexander Borodin: Polovetsian Dances

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.1 in G Major (J.S.Bach)- Solo Cello

Gorzow Philharmonic Orchestra performing live the 7th Symphony by Beethoven under Piotr Borkowski conducting. September 2011.

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No.1 in G Major (J.S.Bach)- Solo Cello

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