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Offline scherzo123

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Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
on: August 08, 2012, 01:13:52 AM
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Offline zezhyrule

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 01:14:48 AM
Op 32 No 10
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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #2 on: August 08, 2012, 02:34:30 AM
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Offline davidjosepha

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #3 on: August 08, 2012, 07:16:07 PM
23/2 or 32/10, can't decide.

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #4 on: August 08, 2012, 10:50:15 PM
23/2 or 32/10, can't decide.

32 10 was Rachmaninoffs favorite. 
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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #5 on: August 08, 2012, 10:54:49 PM
op. 23 no. 5

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 05:45:04 PM
either op. 23 no. 1 or no. 7

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 07:08:09 PM
32 10 was Rachmaninoffs favorite. 

Are you sure? I remember reading 23/2 was. Ah, either way, they're both beautiful pieces. I've played through 32/10 a few times over the past couple days. I'd like to learn both 23/2 and 32/10 but I'll probably do 32/10 in the near future since it's not technically that difficult, I don't think. 23/2 didn't seem terrible either, except the left hand endurance required.

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #8 on: August 12, 2012, 04:42:05 AM
Are you sure? I remember reading 23/2 was. Ah, either way, they're both beautiful pieces. I've played through 32/10 a few times over the past couple days. I'd like to learn both 23/2 and 32/10 but I'll probably do 32/10 in the near future since it's not technically that difficult, I don't think. 23/2 didn't seem terrible either, except the left hand endurance required.

I saw an interview of a pianist who's name I can't remember, and he played Op 32 10 in a concert.  He said that Rachmaninoff was like, 'Dude you're so awesome man!  Thanks for playing my favorite prelude, you're so rad man!' *fist bump afterwards*

I'll have to find it of course...
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Offline unholeee

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Re: Favorite Rachmaninoff Prelude?
Reply #9 on: August 12, 2012, 07:48:08 AM
I think that was mentioned to be his favourite in the documentary - harvest of sorrow.
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