Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2, Movement #3, popularly known as Full Moon and Empty Arms. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and
orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900
and April 1901 The second and third movements were first performed with
the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was
premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 27 October 1901, with
his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting.
This piece is one of Rachmaninoff's most popular pieces, and established his fame as a concerto composer. The second movement (adagio sostenuto theme) appears in Eric Carmen's 1975 ballad "All by Myself". The 3rd movement (allegro scherzando) which is featured in this video provides the basis for Frank Sinatra's 1945 "Full Moon and Empty Arms".
The soundtrack of the 1945 classic movie "Brief Encounter", which
centers on the lives of two happily married man and woman who fall in
love with each other after a chance encounter at a train station,
features a musical score based on this Piano Concerto. Here's the lyrics:
The moon is there for us to share
But where are you?
Could weave a memory
And every kiss
Could start a dream for two
Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon
And next full moon
If my one wish comes true
My empty arms will be filled with you
Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon
And next full moon
If my one wish comes true
My empty arms will be filled with you
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