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Topic: Rachmaninoff Prelude  (Read 2005 times)

Offline musickid10

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Rachmaninoff Prelude
on: June 12, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
How difficult is the Rachmaninoff Prelude in g-sharp minor (Op. 32/12), for those who are familiar with it/have played it?
Any help is much appreciated!
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Offline pytheamateur

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Re: Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 10:02:03 PM
Quote from: musickid10 on June 12, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
How difficult is the Rachmaninoff Prelude in g-sharp minor (Op. 32/12), for those who are familiar with it/have played it?
Any help is much appreciated!

Difficult.  Just listen to Rachmaninov's recording of this piece.
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Beethoven - Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 12
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu, Nocturn in C sharp minor, Op post
Brahms - Op 118, Nos 2 & 3

Offline nanabush

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Re: Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #2 on: June 14, 2013, 07:43:00 PM
It's about as difficult as Fantasie Impromptu... some random fast passagework, and big-ass leaps/chords on the last page.

The one difficult part (for me at least), is on the second page, when it builds up, the left hand has these REALLY nasty broken chords downwards.  They are fast, and cover much more than an octave.  I think compared to his other preludes, that one section is pretty freaking tough, but overall it's one of the easier preludes..
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Offline ianw

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Re: Rachmaninoff Prelude
Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 09:37:53 PM
AMEB and RCM both have that piece in their Associate Diploma syllabus, if that's any help.
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