Rachmaninoff's underrated little gem of romance

Rachmaninoff: How Fair This Spot (12 Romances, Op. 21 - No. 7), composed for voice and piano, arranged for voice, piano and violin (only audio).

Because Rachmaninoff's romances are way too underrated !

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) composed this poetic piece in 1902 as part of a cycle of 12 romances, shortly before his marriage. The text is by Glafira Adol'fovna Galina, a Russian poet, writer and essayist (1873-1942) who may have been born in the same year as Rachmaninoff.

Violon : Renaud Capuçon
Soprano : Jeanne Gérard
Piano : Tanguy de Williencourt

[TheAskald]

You can hear the symphony 2 adagio in there. Maybe Rachmaninoff thought it was a waste to use those gorgeous ideas on such a short piece, and decided to give them another chance on a larger scale, 5 years later

[milesgilbertpiano]

Volodos' solo piano arrangement is one of my favorite things to play, it's just so serene and peaceful

[ivankuligovskii]

Underrated??? Every single vocal student in Russia conservatories sing this song. Pianists who accompany them already tired of this song😅

[Heightsomethinghuman]

I have never heard this lovely piece by Rachmaninoff! Thank you for including English lyrics also. I love this.

[PianoConcerto-wnud]

What’s your favorite Rach’s underrated piece ?

[teodorb.p.composer]

This is so superb. But still I prefer Medtner's song, they are way more original and structurally and formally more sophisticated. But still Rachmaninoff was legend.