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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Composed in 1901
Please note: I'm Japanese and still learning English, so I use AI for translations. Doing my best! Feel free to correct me if I make a mistake! 🙏
"If there were a conservatory in hell, this concerto would be welcomed there."
Rachmaninoff, at 24, confidently presented his Symphony No. 1 to the world.
Critics who heard its premiere showered him with such merciless words.
Some say the conductor was drunk and the performance was disjointed, but the result was a merciless disaster.
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