Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Op18

It may seem unfamiliar but part of it indeed appeared in many movies and dramas.

Last concerto composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901, he has reflected his emotion of battling with his illness in it. Beginning with anxiety, gradually he overcame it and led into an ecstatic coda!

In Nodame Cantabile, Shinichi Chiaki was frustrated when he was first asked to perform this song by his teacher. Stressed by Maestro Franz von Stresemann in every single practice, but his final advice to Chiaki before the performance was ... "Do it in your very own unique way with all your hearts! You have done very well and now is the time we enjoy this joyous musical moment!"

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
I. Moderato
II. Adagio sostenuto
III. Allegro scherzando



I'm amused by this comical piano duet in Nodame Cantabile. After Chiaki's concert, Nodame was practicing continuously for days in hope that she would be a good match for him. When finally Chiaki dragged her to the music room to fulfill her desire...



Despite Nodame handicapped sight reading, Chiaki was still inspired by her enthusiasm to play and continued to accompany her through out the entire song.

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Op. 92

As portrait in Nodame Cantabile, Shinichi Chiaki learned to play violin and piano since he was three. Like many musicians, he was taught to play music as written and upset that his orchestra members were unable to keep up to his requirements. They were to perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (First movement Poco sostenuto - Vivave) for their first concert and rehearsing hard to get together in a formal way till the very last minute.

Inspired by Megumi Noda's pure and simple yet natural music interpretation...



Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 I. Poco sostenuto — Vivace piano sheet music, transcription by Franz Liszt - View and Print Pdf file here

Shinichi Chiaki opened his heart to accept his team members as they are. He finally realized that even with limitation, all of them could still be outstanding if they were given the opportunity to show it!



Composed by Beethoven in 1811, Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 is is in four movements:
* I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
* II. Allegretto
* III. Presto - Assai meno presto (trio)
* IV. Allegro con brio

Performed by the professional musicians,

First movement Poco sostenuto — Vivace and
Forth movement Allegro con brio

Be their guest together with Megumi (Juri Ueno) and Shinichi (Hiroshi Tamaki)!