Sunday, October 22, 2017

The classical music influence on Rock and Roll: Sergei Rachmaninoff and Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes

Rachmaninoff is perhaps the greatest composer for Piano, excepting only Chopin himself.  He was perhaps the apex of the romantic movement, which made him a natural influence for Rock Opera.  Listen to the piano interlude at around 3:30 into their song, Butterflies And Hurricanes:



Compare with Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, around 2:45 into the performance:

5 comments:

Old NFO said...

Everything old is new again! :-D

libertyman said...

Good old Rachmaninoff -- the Second Concerto never misses!

Harvey Morrell said...

@libertyman - Referring to Eric Carmen ("All by Myself")?

libertyman said...

Just noticed the follow up -- that was a line from "The Seven Year Itch".

Harvey Morrell said...

@libertyman Sometimes things just fly over my head. :) I'd totally forgotten that movie.