Hope you enjoy.This piece is featured in the movie "Groundhog Day", where Bill Murray plays a jazz version. That clip can be found here: The 18th variation, by far the most popular, has been used in various movie and TV show soundtracks to different degrees. This includes: The Story of Three Loves (1953) Somewhere in Time (1980 film) Singapore Sling (1990 film) Dead Again (1991) Groundhog Day (1993 film) Ronin (1998 film) The Byron Janis Story (2010 TV movie documentary) Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody” features 24 variations, but the one that Phil learns is the one that has crossed over into pop culture time and time again. It’s the 18th variation, which has been used in films like Somewhere In Time, TV series like The Good Wife, and even video games like Gran Turismo 6. Variation 11 transitions to the slow “second movement” (variations 12-18). In keeping with the middle movement of a concerto, the harmony shifts from A minor and wanders through several other keys until it arrives at the famous 18th variation in D-flat major, which was featured in the 1993 hit movie Groundhog Day. “This one In Groundhog Day: The reason it is called “Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation” is because he created 24 variations of another piece of music originally composed by Niccolo Paganini; this is the 18th one. One more thing: The version of the Paganini 18th variation that Phil plays at the big party (after having learned it from the piano teacher some cycles earlier) breaks into a raucous Jazz version The introduction to the famous 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - or "that one from Groundhog Day" as it seems to be knownI've only put And the variation’s association with the film can help explain its prominence on the ice from 1986 forward as well as its pivotal role in Groundhog Day, Sparky’s Magic Piano, and other post-1980 films and television shows that employ the variation. 26 See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — which in turn lead to Groundhog Day. This is the 18th variation, which is the most well known of the 24 and has been featured in many films, including “Somewhere in Time” and “Groundhog Day.” While Paganini’s theme is in minor, the 18th variation is based on an inversion of the theme and is in a major key. 14 Elizabeth Buccheri 18th Variation from Rapsodie On a Theme of Paganini 3:32; 15 Terry Fryer Phil's Piano Solo / 18th Variation from Rapsodie On a Theme of Paganini 1:48; 16 George Fenton The Ice Sculpture 2:04; 17 George Fenton A New Day 1:24; 18 Nat "King" Cole Almost Like Being In Love 1:52 January 26th, 2025 by WCBC Radio. The City of Cumberland, the Downtown Development Commission (DDC) and the Parks and Recreation Department extend an invitation for the 18th annual Groundhog Day Celebration at City Hall Plaza on Monday, February 3rd . Harold Ramis, the director and co-writer of Groundhog Day, might have chosen any piece from the piano repertoire. (It’s Mozart’s Sonata No. 16 that Phil hears on the radio, inspiring him to take piano lessons.) But he goes with Rachmaninoff’s 18th variation. Why? Elizabeth Buccheri, Pianist 2.According to the website Wolf Gnards, Bill Murray spends 8 years, 8 months and 16 days trapped in Groundhog Day. specifically its 18th Variation, was also used Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesRhapsody on a Theme By Paganini · Sergei Rachmaninov · Russian State Symphony OrchestraClassical Movie Themes℗ Groundhog Day scene - PHIL's PIANO SOLO (EIGHTEENTH VARIATION FROM RAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI). Phil (Bill Murray) , Rita (Andie MacDowell) , Larry (Chri Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film which follows the eccentric weatherman Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray. Every day Phil wakes up to find himself living the same day over and over again in a surreal time loop, where he remains trapped in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The wonderful Eighteenth Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov - originally written for piano and orchestra ☺️ Beautifully arr 18th Variation by Rachmaninoff from Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini (piano solo arr.) – Katalin Zsubrits, piano. Sheet music download from our Library.. The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, (Russian: Рапсодия на тему Паганини, Rapsodiya na temu Paganini) is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano and orchestra, closely resembling a piano
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