Ah, excellent choices! You have good taste. [ then again he likes all sorts of music so... ] Out of those two, I'd have to say that I prefer Prokofiev over Rachmaninoff.
[ he's totally noodling around with his violin while he's talking to you, by the way, just kind of playing bits of different pieces by both composers. he was classically trained, so he's always harbored a fondness for older music, and he had the money to collect recordings and music. ]
Though - do you listen to Chopin at all? I do recommend him. And if you enjoy Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky is worth a listen - Rachmaninoff's early work drew quite a lot of inspiration from him.
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Ah, excellent choices! You have good taste. [ then again he likes all sorts of music so... ] Out of those two, I'd have to say that I prefer Prokofiev over Rachmaninoff.
[ he's totally noodling around with his violin while he's talking to you, by the way, just kind of playing bits of different pieces by both composers. he was classically trained, so he's always harbored a fondness for older music, and he had the money to collect recordings and music. ]
Though - do you listen to Chopin at all? I do recommend him. And if you enjoy Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky is worth a listen - Rachmaninoff's early work drew quite a lot of inspiration from him.