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WELCOME TO OUR LATEST TONEBASE PIANO COMMUNITY PRACTICE CHALLENGE:
Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday!
Let’s celebrate the music of Rachmaninoff leading up to his Birthday on April 1st (no fooling!)
For this challenge you have a few options:
- Submit yourself practicing his music, learning or playing it!
- If his music isn’t in your repertoire right now, submit your favorite recording of his music (played by someone else) and tell us why you love it! Hopefully we can hear some rare gems, special recordings, and generally have a great time learning/discussing this fantastic composer!
The watch party for this challenge will be April 1st!
When does this take place?
Challenge start: March 13 (check out the KICKOFF livestream here:)
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/pno-rachmaninoff-birthday-kickoff-challenge
Challenge days: March 13 - April 1
Watch Party of selected submissions: April 1 at 11am PT
(Link coming soon!)
HOW TO START:
1. Are you playing a piece of Rachmaninoff? If so, then let's start practicing it and post an update on what you are working on!
2. Perhaps Rachmaninoff is not in your repertoire right now: Post your favorite video of his music!
3. Practice every day and try to post 2 videos a week!
SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE FOR "easier" Rachmaninoff pieces!
Etude-Tableaux op.33 no.7 (My first Rachmaninoff piece!)
Prelude in B minor op.32 no.10
Why are we doing this?
Because we want to challenge ourselves to practice every day
Because learning together is more fun than learning alone
Because we get to share our progress with others (whether video or just text)
Because new music is wonderful and these pieces were written especially for us!
Because we want to meet our fellow tonebase community members
Because we get to hear new music which we might not play ourselves
ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE BELOW!
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I’m looking at the Moment Music
aux Opus 16. I’ve been looking at three pieces which probably means I’m spreading myself to thinly. However, I hope to have one of them good enough to post before too long!
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Dominic, thank you for making this an option, also!
2. "If his music isn’t in your repertoire right now, submit your favorite recording of his music (played by someone else) and tell us why you love it! Hopefully we can hear some rare gems, special recordings, and generally have a great time learning/discussing this fantastic composer!"
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Martha Argerich -30:36 - 32:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOfoW5_2iE
I love this recording because Argerich plays so wonderfully. I especially enjoy the colors she brings forth, as well as her intensity and subtlety when needed. Her phrasing and articulation also shine.
Thank you!
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Hello Dominic, I'm just discovering this challenge (late March!) is it too late to submit something? I'm working on the A Major Prelude among other preludes. It's far from finished/polished but I would love to get some feedback & share some of my thoughts.
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Peter Golemme never too late to submit something! Please do! Welcome!
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To everyone: I've studied the Preludes for many years, & have about 20+ CD's of different pianists playing the complete set or excerpts. My absolute favorite recording of the complete set is by Constance Keene, whom I think of as one of the greatest pianists of her generation. She taught at the Manhattan School and didn't record a whole lot but every recording is stupendous. she takes a few liberties here and there with the score of the Preludes, but I've noticed Rachmaninoff does the same thing. I can't recommend it highly enough!
