Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 // RICHTER

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Some say the piano had to take a three-week vacation after this performance.

Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, is a piece of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes, despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. Rachmaninoff himself premiered the piece in Moscow on February 10, 1903, along with Preludes No. 1 and 2 from Op. 23.

The Prelude's taut structure is in ternary form, consisting of an opening "A" section with punctuated sixteenth-note chords (marked: Alla marcia, march), a more lyrical and melancholy "B" section with sweeping arpeggios in the left hand (marked: Poco meno mosso), a transition into the original tempo, and a recapitulation of the initial march.

The Alla marcia section is in itself in ternary ABA form. Within the first three measures of the Prelude, Rachmaninoff introduces the unifying factors of the piece (notwithstanding the Poco meno mosso section). First, the chordal march of measure one; second, the fragment on the second half of the beat in measure two; third, the fragment on the second half of beat two in measure three.

This prelude is one of the most performed and recorded pieces of the Op. 23 set.
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Apart from the difficulty of the piece, Rachmaninoff kept all the chords at the maximum length of 1 octave. Really though with giant hands that could easily reach major 13ths, he gave mercy to us pianists.

GabsARV
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0:48 it’s moment aggressive one second and very epic moment

kinggamesleon
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R.I.P Rays (2016-2017)
btw, This is the best synthesia version of this prelude in youtube !!

Rohio
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Probably the best Synthesia channel on YouTube. Definitely glad I found and subscribed to this channel. PianoCzarX, you are a god :)

MrIkkoops
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2:39 he plays G's instead of the written Bb's

BradleydeLucia
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Thanks I search this prelude since 2 months...

romainmialon
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YouTube have mercy... for the third freakin' time, have mercy! D:

thenameisgsarci
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This has to be my favourite piano piece. The theme is really fun to play and the variation of it at the end sounds so good

Anthony-yuib
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I'm just gonna download this recording before it's taken down again

vesteel
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Best ever! But the horowitz version at the far END best of the best!!!!

Arsen
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Subscribed to you for all your content, it is truly high quality. I have one request. Would it be possible to do, 'suite bergamasque no.4' by Debussy?

gt-
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Hey man great video, looks awesome. Would you consider remaking Rachmaninoff Moments Musicaux No. 4 with normal look? Anyway thanks for all those videos, keep up the good work

lobek
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I love it, but it was miles better with the background and light rays.

leonlinton
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Do you have the MIDI file by any chance?

jaapjrruwaard
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Very nice, I feel like Richter's rendition is among the best, as he plays it both very technically and very musically. Also, in the future could you do La Valse by Ravel for piano solo?

jakobhuntington
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What Soundfont did u use for this vid?

SheetMusicPianoTutorials
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OMG can I please have the MIDI, or where I can buy it. I love this so much.

gavinghost
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So did you stop using rays on your own account or did youtube get you in trouble? You don't seem to answer that question when given to you.

Avery_Piano
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pianoczarx, Why did you decide to stop using the rays?

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