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I know this has been done before, but not in a poll - What is your favourite Rachaminov Concerto?

No. 1
2 (4.8%)
No. 2
15 (35.7%)
No. 3
17 (40.5%)
No. 4
2 (4.8%)
Paganini Variations
6 (14.3%)

Total Members Voted: 42

Topic: Rachmaninov Concerti  (Read 1940 times)

Offline pianomann1984

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Rachmaninov Concerti
on: May 10, 2005, 10:06:18 PM
Like I said, this has been done before, but a poll is a clearer way of presenting the results...enjoy!
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Offline Goldberg

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Re: Rachmaninov Concerti
Reply #1 on: May 11, 2005, 01:36:06 AM
Has to be no. 1. I am not one of those people who violently oppose the other ones simply because they irritate me in their popularity, but at the same time no's 2, 3, and 4 don't really do much for me altogether (though each one certainly has its own highlights for me, and indeed I actually enjoy some of the strange melodies in the 4th, especially in the 2nd movement). No. 1 is an excellent expansion of the "Grieg" (and Schumann, which I understand came first) Romantic formula for concerti, and its melodic material is to die for, not to mention the killer cadenza which is even better, in my opinion, than the enormous ossia cadenza of the 3rd concerto.

I mentioned this in a thread in Piano World: if I ever play a Rachmaninoff concerto, it will probably be the first one, and if I felt it entirely necessary to learn another for audience appreciation it would be the second. Beyond that and the 1st sonata, I really am not that interested in Rachmaninoff at all (though I would be interested to hear some of his more obscure pieces and even his songs).

Offline Bouter Boogie

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Re: Rachmaninov Concerti
Reply #2 on: May 11, 2005, 12:03:03 PM
All the pianoconcertos of Rachmaninov are brilliant but I prefer the second en third one! :)
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Re: Rachmaninov Concerti
Reply #3 on: May 11, 2005, 06:56:33 PM
I agree with Goldberg to an extent.  I love rachmaninoff, and am learning the ossia cadenza to his 3rd concerto, but i do think the 2nd and 3rd are highly overplayed.  I prefer Paganinni variations and Rach 1.  Rach 1 is excellent!

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Re: Rachmaninov Concerti
Reply #4 on: May 11, 2005, 07:05:35 PM
I didn't vote - I think the Third is the greatest, but I personally like hearing the Paganini Rhapsody more.
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