The piece we purchased is entitled "Richter Plays Rachmaninov" inspired by Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto #2. You can hear Rachmaninov play his piano concerto here: http://tinyurl.com/2afmgz
I have not yet been able to locate a downloadable version of Richter playing the piano concerto, but I have found several YouTube links of him playing other pieces. He is quite the pianist, and is described on Wikipedia as being "well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique and vast repertoire." http://tinyurl.com/yuljok. Although it is not the Piano Concerto #2, my favorite YouTube video of Richter playing is the following: http://tinyurl.com/ys8ydx
Interesting to note: in Googling Rachmaninov, one comes across multiple spellings, including Rachmaninoff. Further research revealed that 'Sergei Rachmaninoff" was the spelling the composer himself used while living in the west throughout the latter half of his life. There are several other spellings including "Sergey" or "Serge", and "Rachmaninov", "Rachmaninow", "Rakhmaninov", or "Rakhmaninoff".
Anyways, we just picked up our art from the framing shop and hung it on the wall last night. Aside from a few mistakes that the framing company made (we actually have to take it back to be re-matted), the artwork looks amazing on the wall in our piano room.
A big thank you to my mom and dad for their gift, and another big thank you to Michael Pattinson for putting paintbrush to canvas and creating this wonderful piece!
Richter Plays Rachmaninov - The view from walking in our front door. It is one of the first things that you see.
A close up of Michael Pattinson's signature and the frame/mattes that we chose. We had to be careful with the coloring because of our merlot colored walls, and the pink/fushia colors that are in the painting. I think we did a pretty good job.
A closer view. Actually, the view from sitting at the piano. It's amazing.
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