Rachmaninoff Elegie- Prelude- Video Merkin Hall

[chopinaninoff]

I have an upcoming concert on these two pieces. any suggestions? My technique is not so great, Ive only been playing for two and a half years, so any advice on that would be awesome

Best,
Richard

[nyiregyhazi]

I have an upcoming concert on these two pieces. any suggestions? My technique is not so great, Ive only been playing for two and a half years, so any advice on that would be awesome

Best,
Richard

Sounds pretty good. You can learn virtually everything you need to know from Rachmaninoff's piano roll- which is surprisingly vivid and lifelike for a piano roll. Not a true recording, but it's one of few rolls that actually captures something worth hearing. One thing- the G natural in the melody against the E flat 7 chord on the last page is a misprint. It's a "correction" by some imbecile of an editor. Sadly, virtually everyone plays it, but he both wrote and played G flat.

[chopinaninoff]

I assume you are talking about the prelude...

I listened to that recording of Rachmaninoff playing it himself and I think I know what you mean..Its not that distinct but I will rel earn that little phrase.. Thank you
Richard

[nyiregyhazi]

I assume you are talking about the prelude...

I listened to that recording of Rachmaninoff playing it himself and I think I know what you mean..Its not that distinct but I will rel earn that little phrase.. Thank you
Richard

No, it was the Elegie I was talking about. Sadly there's no acoustic recording. However, it's one of the only piano rolls I ever heard that actually seems to capture a sense of music. Despite the mechanical edge, if you know Rachmaninoff's playing well, it's easy to get some sense of how it might have sounded.