Take a Moment and Listen to Rachmoninoff's "Vocalise"


This is one of my favorite pieces...I can listen to it over and over. And in fact, I have been known to set my CD player (yes that is right, CD player) so it would play the same track again and again.

As I was looking for a rendition on youtube (to which I was drawn), I came across many arrangements -- voice/piano, cello/piano, violin/piano, string trio/orchestra, violin/orchestra, etc. With all these possibilities, I am still drawn to the violin as the primary instrument for this work.

With its long romantic lines, it is a beautiful piece. I very much like Joshua Bell's playing, although Pearlman seems to let it "breathe" just a bit more.

Sit back (close your eyes) and enjoy!

http://youtu.be/1wTEylWQfcM