Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No.2

The voice that will always resonate closest, most instinctively, emotionally, passionately with my heart ... #rachmaninoff

I love that the music we study is so in-depth and powerful and endless in insight and possibilities that everytime we come back to them we discover new perspectives and gems and details - this new enlightened, renewed fascination with the same notes we’ve been repeating and perfecting for so many tireless hours. There’s always more, more to find, more to improv, more to do justice for. And it’s so worth it. We grow and change and mature with our music, and I love experiencing and becoming aware of that constantly developing relationship. 

What I’ve found recently is a better understanding of the simplicity in Rachmaninoff’s music. Within the rich thick texture, the resonance, the virtuosity, there’s this emotional intensity rooted in a tight structure, a hauntingly beautiful, unique harmonic core that holds together the whole piece. 

The ringing of those bells, the yearning in the chromaticism, the sincere, deep singing melodies ... what a privilege it is to spend our time discovering and understanding music like this.