Rachmaninov at his best for me (as his second and third symphonies and The Bells) These works show Rachmaninov at a very high level of development (harmonically and orchestration) that do not correspond of what usual fans of the musician are expecting. More over where could one find a choir singing like that in our western countries ? : impossible !
The lyrics would upset peoples feelings. They're "misogynistic" even though some women actually like BDSM and others dont. Same with men. Should women who are nonconforming be forced to punish people who havent done anything to them or punish themselves because they belong to a certain group?!
Speak no Russian! can we have a translation or at least a comprehensive paraphrase of what’s being sung? The music, typically Rach., with swinging moods, just heavenly!
Fuck it, the last one, I finally found it !!!! Rachmaninoff did an adaptation of it for the piano, I think it was a bit different in the 1926 version with Nadezhda Plevitskaya singing, but I finally have a score, or something written for it. I'll try to rewrite it according to what I was on the 1926 version if this one is not adequate enough ^^
