- Edited
Performer: Rubens from Canada. I've been playing since 1983
Piece: Sonata no.2, Op.36 (1913), 2nd movement, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Comment Policy: Critical Comments: Anything goes!
Source of music: Unknown edition that I found online (it's public domain)
Instrument: Kawai ES920
Recording method: USB recording
Additional info: I initially wasn't sure whether to share this recording. But then I heard about a friend who is going through difficult times I changed my mind, because to me this music is about loss, but also hope. It's a piece that has given me comfort through difficult times of my own, so why not share it. There is a special moment near the end of the piece here, at 05:50, a moment of catharsis where the mood shifts from the darkest despair to unexpected hope, magically. From then on it seems the cold and harsh winter night has finally turned into a warm blanket... of snow.