Rachmaninoff Prelude In C Sharp Minor

[Prudie]

I've just heard this piece on the radio, probably his most well known. It's always given me the creeps because as I child my mother told me it represented someone buried alive who was banging on the coffin to get out. Anyone else heard this vintage urban myth or any evidence to suggest that was the meaning behind it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X4ez9HQ9ks

[DTCwordfan]

The Vespers is rather special....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjRt-o0XwZ4

[jno]

I remember the end of Pit and the Pensulum, with Barbara Steele being inadvertently locked in an iron maiden and the camera zooming in on those big, big eyes of hers

[tonyav]

Just for you then, jno.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUno-goP8wM

[jno]

brrr!

[tonyav]

Yep.

[marval]

I like Rachmaninoff, I haven't heard that story though.

[Old_Geezer]

Whatever tale someone made up, it is a nice piece of music: makes me wish I'd taken advantage of the lessons I used to take as a kid, but the effort required, it's difficult to see the ability gained sufficient reward/incentive.

I should listen more to classical music though, hardly ever listen to music for itself these days, it's always background to doing other things. No wonder I'm so stressed :-)

[mikey4444]

One of my favourite piano pieces. I don't think Rachmaninov ever wrote anything that wasn't brilliant !

[bazwillrun]

Still my fav Rach piece and this is the best version of it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBVkYGLEUpg