Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto 2
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 Best recording of Rach 2 and Rach 3
May 07, 2011, 09:30:03 AM by cazico
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Hi!
I never get bored of listening to these two giants - in my opinion the two best piano concertos the world has ever seen.
However, there are many recordings of these two concertos. Which one of them do you prefer?
My favourite is by far the recording from 1965 by Earl Wild. Except the cadenza in Rach 3, 1st mvt. - I don't like that one in Wild's.
What do you think?
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Rachmaninoff Piano concerto no 2
May 05, 2011, 04:11:54 AM by chopinaninoff
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Hello,
I'm new to this forum. I am not a professional pianist, I am still studying in school. I know this will sound like an extremely idiotic request as well as question to the top concert pianists...But I was asked by my school orchestra conductor to learn the first movement of Rachmaninoff 2nd...Now I have not played a long time, my technique is as advanced as I would like it to be..but this is one of my most favorite pieces ever. And I would love the the honor and privilege of learning it = and performing it with an orchestra, even if its no where close to perfect. So..I ask all of you professional musicians for help on this. Help in the sense that I need to know how to learn it, and make sure that it would be reliable to perform with. If I do decide to learn it, I will have 3-4 months to learn the first movement. So I would like to know..(please be as detailed as possible)
1. From the moment I open the cover of the concerto, how do I begin learning it?
2. How do I know that the way I am counting, will synchronize with the orchestra? After all, this is a romantic concerto, filled with rubatos.
3. The first few pages, have a lot of arpeggios... How do I count them? As triplets? In groups of 8? 9? etc.
4. Is it possible for an intermediate level pianist to learn the first movement in 3 months time?
5. How can I learn some od the solo fast passages in order to have them reliable for a concert? I have had many cases of where I can practice a hard rapid finger breaking passage at home, do it perfectly, and on a concert, screw it up as if I had never opened the scores.
6. What are some of the hardest parts of the first movement, that I should give more time too? I know everyone is different, but there has to be a common ground on which places are more difficult to pull of with an orchestra.
7. I know you are all wondering at what level of a pianist I am. I have attached a few videos of me performing...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beWYw1xVeTw = Rachmaninoff prelude op 32 no 12 and Elegie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mABjHPx1M Scriabin preludes op 11 no 1-2-10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX90-si7krg = Chopin etude op 25 no 12
And finally, I hate to say this, but keep in mind ive been playing for two and a half years.
Please dont take this post as a joke, I am determined to learn this concerto and I would apprecaite any word of advice...thank you
Richard
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Rach 2
January 16, 2011, 03:51:49 AM by ownedbymusic
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So I'm preparing the first movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto for a competition coming up in a couple weeks. I play everything about the same tempo as Kissin (some differences), and most of it is fine, except for one particular section near the end of the first half of the piece: "Un Poco Piu Mosso"
Page 15-17 [link removed by moderator]. Tempo I play is half note = 80-84
The main issue is at rehearsal 7 - I can play separate hands with no trouble, but putting the two together jumbles up both hands. I think the main issue is that once left hand comes into play, my attention shifts between the two, and it becomes difficult to play the right hand correctly then. Obviously I'm going to continue to practice separate hands until it seems completely natural for both hands. I have also practiced syncopated rhythms and the like for both hands.
Any suggestions as to how to make this process faster?
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Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2
November 23, 2010, 12:19:13 AM by maddenleaman
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I'm confused about the grouping of the arpeggios in the beginning of Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2. Should they be grouped as they appear in the score (triplets, group of five, group of four, group of five), or should they be grouped (group of eight, group of nine)? Any help would be appreciated.
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Rachmaninoff Concerto #2 - Allegro Scherzando
November 11, 2010, 01:48:40 AM by riskarb
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This is just work in progress, but thought I'd post it for laughs:
Criticism is welcome (tho I'll probably ignore it).
And posting of other peoples FAIL vids even more welcome 
All the best,
rob
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general advice on rachmaninov piano concerto n.2 1st mvt
March 22, 2010, 02:26:07 PM by cosz
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I am performing this mvt ( for 2 pianos not with orchestra ) in 2 months and i would like to here from everyone any advice on details that will make my performance brilliant .
I play this mvt very well but there's always room for improvements!! right??
( I would like to receive advice on the interpretation aspect of this movement
I am ok with the technique!!)
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