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:

  1. Old NFOOctober 22, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    Everything old is new again! :-D

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  2. libertymanOctober 22, 2017 at 8:32 PM

    Good old Rachmaninoff -- the Second Concerto never misses!

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  3. Harvey MorrellOctober 25, 2017 at 8:43 AM

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

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  4. libertymanOctober 28, 2017 at 6:39 AM

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

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  5. Harvey MorrellNovember 1, 2017 at 8:16 AM

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

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