Jane Erb responds to me respondng to Mary Esterheld:
>>> ... and also Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 were used as
>>> background music in at least one movie (each work in a
>>> different movie - not in the same one).
>>>
>> Brief Encounter, most famously.
>
> Sorry, Deryk, that's not the 2nd Symphony -- it's the 2nd Piano Concerto.
As I realised when I saw one of the earlier replies.:-(
Perhaps I can redeem myself by pointing out that part of Rachmaninov's
First Symphony used to be used as the theme music to the BBC's current
affairs programme Panorama?
deryk barker
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