Rachmaninoff: Prelude
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 Rachmaninov - Prelude Op. 3 No. 2
August 31, 2008, 12:49:56 PM by rv
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Hello, here's my recording of the famous prelude.
Recorded from a digital piano Roland hp-201.
Background: Started playing the piano and taking lessons since september last year. At a younger age I had keyboard/synthesizer lessons for 7 years.
Comments welcome. Considering my limited piano experience you can imagine this was kind of a big project for me. Maybe it was too soon for a piece like this. But I'm still happy that I tried. You be the judge and thanks for listening! 
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 Rachmaninov Prelude op3 no2
April 08, 2008, 04:39:10 PM by 2bg
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Is there a tradition that requires one to play the Rachmaninov Prelude op3 no2, c sharp minor, not as notated? In all the recordings I've heard the 2nd bar is not played as a semibreve in the time of the preceeding quarter notes and the following eighth notes are played as quarter notes?!
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Rach op 3 no.2 ques
January 16, 2008, 03:22:21 PM by jehangircama
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In the last page of the prelude, in the 9th and 11th bar from the end(sorry my score doesn't have bar no.s) in both hands there are C# octaves simultaneously with the chords an octave above and for each hand there is a square bracket connecting the two simultaneous chords. are they supposed to be played one after the other with a fast shift or is the marking an ossia marking? thanks
jc
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Notation question regarding Rach Op3 no2
May 21, 2007, 10:36:54 AM by ail
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Hi
I'm studying Rachmaninoff's prelude Op 3 no 2, but I have a problem in the broken chords section. In some bars, my sheet has a C1 and a B2 in the left hand, while having to play E4 on the right. The two notes on the left hand are connected by what looks like a huge square bracket. Now, I think no one with normal hands can play those three notes at the same time, so I guess that bracket means something on how to play this. What does it mean? How do I play this?
Thanks
Alex
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Rachmaninoff C sharp minor prelude
February 21, 2007, 06:46:22 AM by lazlo
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About the agitato section. It's hard to explain the question sort of, I'll do my best... Is it best to play it all between the black keys with the hands as far in as capable, or is it just impossible to play it this way. Because I can play it without doing that, but it feels like a very inefficient use of energy, and feels as though I'm constantly moving my hands up and down (kind of like the opening and the ending). I ask because usually I would play inbetween the keys and far up to minimize extraneous movement, but since every other section in the piece inherently requires one to pull there hands fron between the keys, I was curious if this was just the case throughout. Hopes this makes sense...
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Rachmaninoff C sharp minor prelude
November 01, 2006, 06:06:59 AM by lazlo
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I am having a hard time gauging how much difficulty it will give me... I m pretty sure that the outer sections technically won't slow me down too much, but, I'm not sure I understand how difficult the agitato really is... or is not... Could someone possibly shed some light on this piece? thanks.
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Rachmaninov's Prelude in C# Minor
September 13, 2006, 01:25:43 PM by elisianna
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Ever since I first heard that piece, it's been a goal of mine to learn it, not only to learn it, but to actually play it very well. (I know some people say "Oh I learned 'such and such'" but they really kinda suck at it =P).
I've been playing for 3 years now and I just finished my Grade 8 (RCM). I was planning on only doing grade 9, but since I need grade 10 pieces for University auditions my teacher decided to let me do both grades at the same time. (I think 9 and 10 are like the 7 and 8 most of you go by XD)
He gave me some pieces to work on from both grades, one of them is Rachmaninov's Op. 3 "Melody". (You can imagine how excited I was to finally play something by my favourite composer =) )
Now to my point. I really really love the Prelude in C# Minor. I know it isn't really one of his most difficult pieces by far, so my lifelong goal of owning it shouldn't be TOO far off. I'm just curious HOW far off it could possibly be, how much more difficult is it than "Melody" (same opus! I get shivers!! Hohoho just kidding XD). Also what grade is it in, and what pieces would be good to learn leading up to it. I know in the sheet music section of this website it says it's grade 8 (my grade 10 I guess...) but I can't believe that for some reason XD. (I can't be close to my goal? XD)
Thanks in advance.
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Rachmaminov op. 3 no. 2
June 18, 2006, 05:53:03 PM by pianogeek_cz
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Live recording, not very exclusive sound quality, LOUD at places
I know about the missing bass in the middle section... That's probably the worst flub in the place, also the chords run is not 100% even...
Let me know what you think!
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