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“My dear hands…. Farewell, my poor hands.” – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
One of the most influential composer and pianist of the 20th century, Rachmaninoff’s playing and compositions connect the romanticism of the 19th century and the ‘modernism’ in the early 20th century.
As a pianist, he was famous for his expressive playing. His massive hands, which can cover an interval of a thirteenth, has remained the biggest hands among many famous pianists throughout the history. However, he suffered from a lot of pain and stiffness on his hands by overusing them. This quote was noted when he diagnosed with cancer. – via blackswaneuroparedux.com
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“The new kind of music seems to create not from the heart but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel. They have not the capacity to make their works exalt – they meditate, protest, analyze, reason, calculate and brood, but they do not exalt.” – Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Dispatches from the Asylum 
Come on Sergei, now we don’t think or feel ……… we do AI “music” !!!
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Wonderful 🎶🎶🎶
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That’s such an interesting quote. I wonder what he thought of lyrics in general. I often listen to music in languages I don’t understand, so the lyrics just sound like another instrument, not actually words I’m supposed to relate to. Of course, sometimes lyrics are very good and can add another dimension to a song, but I think that’s pretty rare.
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Now that’s very cool what you do there, listening to music in foreign languages and the lyrics sounding like another instrument. I’m going to have to try that one! Thanks Mich! Cheers!
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I did not know that, about his hands.
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Indeed, I cannot fathom hands big enough to cover an interval of a thirteenth.
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