Celebration of Life: Macrine J.Katague via her Favorite Music (Orchestral)-Part 2

This is Part 2 of a Series of 14 on Celebration of Life of Macrine J. Katague via her favorite music. It seems that a few of my readers are enjoying also Macrine's favorite music!

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2, Movement #3, popularly known as Full Moon and Empty Arms.   The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901 The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 27 October 1901, with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting.

This piece is one of Rachmaninoff's most popular pieces, and established his fame as a concerto composer. The second movement (adagio sostenuto theme) appears in Eric Carmen's 1975 ballad "All by Myself". The 3rd movement (allegro scherzando) which is featured in this video provides the basis for Frank Sinatra's 1945 "Full Moon and Empty Arms".

The soundtrack of the 1945 classic movie "Brief Encounter", which centers on the lives of two happily married man and woman who fall in love with each other after a chance encounter at a train station, features a musical score based on this Piano Concerto. Here's the lyrics:

Full moon and empty arms
The moon is there for us to share
But where are you?

A night like this
Could weave a memory
And every kiss
Could start a dream for two

Full moon and empty arms
Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon
And next full moon
If my one wish comes true
My empty arms will be filled with you

Full moon and empty arms
Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon
And next full moon
If my one wish comes true
My empty arms will be filled with you

Meanwhile while I was searching for best arrangement of the above piece, I found DJ Lava Best Music Relax as follows:

Another Orchestral and Piano Music that Macrine like is Somewhere in Time

With its emotional themes, aching nostalgia, and sensual scoring, John Barry's score for the 1979 time-travel love story Somewhere in Time embodies the movie's longing and romanticism in music that is both memorable and well matched to the screen. Although not nominated for Best Score when it was released, the music for Somewhere in Time has the same kind of unforgettable qualities as his better known scores for Born Free and The Lion in Winter.

 

 

 Excerpts from My top Ten Piano Concertos