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Topic: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement  (Read 3860 times)

Offline rv

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Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement
on: November 20, 2008, 12:26:04 AM
Score can be found here:
https://groups-beta.google.com/group/piano-score-central/files?hl=en

Look for 'Rachmaninov (arr Pochacco) - Variations on a Theme by Paganini, XVIII.pdf'

I'm interested in your opinion about the way I handled this piece.
Played on digital piano Roland HP-201.
Thanks for listening!

Offline gyzzzmo

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Re: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement
Reply #1 on: November 20, 2008, 10:43:48 AM
In general its nice, but i love to comment ;) :
in the beginning theres not enough melody, the middle voices are too loud and distracting.
Plus theres abit too much ritt. in your playing, that way it becomes tiresome. Try to think more with the melody and keep it more in the rithm: Freely, but not THAT freely ;)

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Re: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement
Reply #2 on: November 20, 2008, 01:16:23 PM
Think I agree, especially about the middle voices. Good observation. Thanks!

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Re: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement
Reply #3 on: November 30, 2008, 07:07:39 PM
The phrasing and control very very good but the rubato becomes extremely repetitive. Choose only special places to use it, and feel free to use it more subtly. Right now every other measure is special lol

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Re: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhaps 18th var, arrangement
Reply #4 on: December 01, 2008, 03:17:16 PM
Thank you. In the recordings of the actual concerto I've heard there is use of rubato in a similar manner (slowdowns at the triplets), but not to this degree. So yeah, the rubato is a bit too much, in the first part especially.
I already play it a bit different thanks to the previous feedback.
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