Sounds Like with Sean Chen - Not all by myself

By Sean Chen,

Sam Wisman

Published May 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM CDT

While struggling to write his second piano concerto, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff sought the help of a hypnotherapist. The work that emerged has become an audience favorite, and thanks to a singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Rachmaninoff would land on the pop charts 75 years later.

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - II. Adagio sostenuto
by Sergei Rachmaninoff

All By Myself
by Eric Carmen

Sounds Like with Sean Chen

Sean Chen

Sean Chen creates custom musical mashups for Classical KC's "Sounds Like with Sean Chen."

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3