Sergei Rachmaninoff is one of the most celebrated composers of the Romantic period, with many of his works still popular even today. They aren't always easy to play, thanks to the composer's legendary hand-span, his fingers able to stretch across a full 13th on the keyboard (a lot of folks are lucky if they can do that with two hands). Scott Drayco, the crime consultant protagonist of my books (himself a former concert pianist), enjoys playing Rachmaninoff whenever his partially-mangled arm will allow. This piece, Rachmaninoff's Elegie in E-flat minor, makes an appearance in the latest Drayco installment, Elegy in Scarlet (played here by the composer himself, taken from a piano roll):
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