Easiest Rachmaninoff piece?

[chopin1993]

Could anyone tell me what THEY THINK is the easiest piece by Rachmaninoff? 

[invictious]

I would begin with Prelude Op.3 No.2 in C# minor, like most other people. You can then move on to Op.32 No.12 and No.10.

[perfect_pitch]

I would begin with Prelude Op.3 No.2 in C# minor...

REALLY??? Man - if that's one of his easiest, then Rachmaninoff must have been pretty harsh on the beginners...

Isn't that like Grade 7 or something???

[invictious]

REALLY??? Man - if that's one of his easiest, then Rachmaninoff must have been pretty harsh on the beginners...

Isn't that like Grade 7 or something???

It would definitely suck to be his student.

[weissenberg2]

The piece "Fragments" (1917) is not that hard. And the 3rd moment musical is not that hard either.

[slow_concert_pianist]

The nocturne from the 7 morceaux de salon (Op10) can't be much more than grade 5/6. The Romance (no 4) is also fairly basic. Even the barcarolle is worth having a go at (though I would rate it at grade 7/8).

Do not attempt the Bb major prelude Op23 No2!!!!!

[avguste]

None of the Rachmaninoff compositions are easy.
But one that could be done without too many problems is the Moment Musical #3 (if I recall correctly)

[tea cup]

https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Piece_in_D_minor_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)

[nanabush]

His Op 32 #12 is not nearly his easiest piece.  The jumps and the hand spans in some spots are harder than some of the stuff in a bunch of his preludes.

His Melodie from Op 3 isn't bad at all.  It's got lots of accidentals and some weird chords, but nothing over the top difficult.

[quasimodo]

Moment Musical N.5 is not super-challenging - technically, I find it even easier than N.3 which requires some awkward hand-stretching.
Prelude op.32 N.11 is interesting too, but it's not easy to understand rhythmically.