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Offline xaos

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Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
on: November 10, 2005, 12:27:09 AM
Whats your personal favorite Rachmaninoff prelude?

Mine is G minor.

Offline nicolaievich

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #1 on: November 10, 2005, 03:40:03 AM
Difficult question.... i really like Op.32 No.1 in C, I love its strength, studying it right now  8)

Offline chopiabin

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #2 on: November 10, 2005, 07:47:42 AM
Op. 32# 10 - it was Rach's favorite and is mine also.

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #3 on: November 10, 2005, 08:13:11 AM
The one in G # minor.
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Offline kghayesh

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #4 on: November 10, 2005, 12:26:07 PM
Op.23 no.5 in G minor
Great alla marcia and marche mood

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #5 on: November 10, 2005, 03:58:20 PM
23/7 and 3/3
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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #6 on: November 10, 2005, 04:04:10 PM
23/2, 23/8, 32/9, 32/10
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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #7 on: November 13, 2005, 03:41:58 AM
My favorite is 23/4, actually.

It's the only one I have played so far.
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Offline gorbee natcase

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #8 on: November 13, 2005, 04:12:35 AM
I am learning the G minor and it sounds afull at the minute
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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #9 on: November 13, 2005, 05:22:58 AM
eflat minor 23/9
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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #10 on: November 13, 2005, 09:38:53 AM
23/4, 23/6, 32/10  8) 8) 8)

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Re: Your Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #11 on: November 13, 2005, 12:57:39 PM
Op.23 No.7 in C minor is a good RH study, it's currently on ABRSM Diploma syllabus.
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