Rachmaninoff op 23 no 5 info?

[mralkanesque]

I am performing Rachmaninoff's prelude in G minor for an upcoming event and it is required that I give a short speech about the repertoire before I play. Does anybody have any interesting historical or personal stories regarding this piece? Thanks in advance.

[dima_76557]

I am performing Rachmaninoff's prelude in G minor for an upcoming event and it is required that I give a short speech about the repertoire before I play. Does anybody have any interesting historical or personal stories regarding this piece? Thanks in advance.

Wikipedia has some info on this prelude:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_in_G_minor_%28Rachmaninoff%29

Besides, there is also the YouTube clip where young Emil Gilels plays this prelude for Russian soldiers at the front as a symbol of Russian braveness in the war against the Nazis in 1943. Warplanes are flying over, Gilels looks up but never stops playing. Talking about immortal music. Intense clip!

[mralkanesque]

Thanks!