Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, III: Adagio

Eric Carmen: "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"

                                  Happy Valentine's day. here is probably the most romantic single movement of

                                 Classical Music of its time. Immediately after hearing this, look up the 1976 Eric 

                                 Carmen song. In Fact, Carmen was so interested in Rachmaninoff's music,

                                 he used the melody of the adagio from the composer's 2nd Piano concerto for

                                 his hit single, "All By Myself." Both are great songs, if a bit contrived, but the source 

                                 material deserves mentioning as well.

                                -JD