

At the age of 24, Sergei Rachmaninoff was backstage for the first performance of his first symphony. After studying with Tchaikovsky and racking up small successes, this was finally his moment of glory... if only the conductor hadn’t been drunk! The critics were vicious:
- "This symphony would have won first place... if there were a music conservatory in hell!"
Shortly after, Sergei fell into a severe depression that lasted 3 years. He would later say:
- "Something broke inside me. I lost all confidence in myself."
His cousins were very worried. They managed to convince him to meet Dr. Nicolai Dahl, a psychiatrist and pioneer of hypnosis. In his book "Recollections", Rachmaninoff recounts:
- "Half asleep in Dr. Dahl’s office, I heard hypnotic phrases: ‘You will begin composing a concerto, you will work with ease, your compositions will be of excellent quality...’- "Although it may seem hard to believe, this treatment really helped me. I began composing at the start of the summer. I started having new musical ideas, far more than I needed for the concerto"- "Out of gratitude, I dedicated my second concerto to Dr. Dahl"
It was thanks to this concerto that he managed to charm Marilyn Monroe... even though he never had the chance to enjoy it! She would say:
- "every time I hear this piece, I lose all composure"
What masterpieces are sleeping within you, ready to be set free?
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto N. 2 in C minor from Georgii Cherkin on Vimeo.
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto N. 2 in C minor-------------
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