Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is one of my favorite Rachmaninoff pieces, especially as adapted for one of the most romantic cinema soundtracks to the film "Somewhere in Time" (perfect to play to relieve stress).
Of course, the Rhapsody consists of 24 variations, but the 18th variation has a life of its own, and that’s what’s quoted in “Somewhere in Time”. IIRC, in the original Richard Matheson novel, “Bid Time Return”, the piece was Mahler’s 9th Symphony.
21 posted on 09/06/2015 1:49:52 PM PDT by EveningStar