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Piano Concerto No.2 initially became famous for its enormous range of beautiful melodies, pianistic effects and very strong sense of Romantic style. This work characterizes a composer who took such great care in his compositional method to delicately and beautifully craft and develop ideas to entertain a listener through a great range of emotions and moods.

The influence of this work and Rachmaninov as a composer in a wider sense should not be underestimated. Many popular artists, films for the big screen and television series have used different parts or themes of the concerto in some form or reference. A famous example of this is in the 1945 David lean film Brief Encounter.

In 1945 Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman composed the popular tune, Full Moon and Empty Arms, which is based on a theme from the finale of Piano Concerto No.2. This song was also recorded by Frank Sinatra.

More recently, the British rock band Muse took themes from the opening moderato movement and incorporated them into their Space Dymentia track from the album Origin of Symmetry in 2001.