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• Thanks. - GTF 20:06:16 02/19/07 (4)
  In Reply to: Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op 3 No. 2 nt posted by bjh on February 19, 2007 at 19:11:46:

  Tomorrow I'll be looking for a copy.

  GTF
  
  

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  • Get the set of preludes - rlindsa 06:46:31 02/20/07 (1)
    In Reply to: Thanks. posted by GTF on February 19, 2007 at 20:06:16:

    There are several recordings of the set of 24 Preludes, including this one. I have the Ashkenazy on CD and vinyl and enjoy it. Although the C sharp minor is the most widely known, the others are quite nice, too.
    
    rlindsa - new vinyl freak

    There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. (Albert Schweitzer)
    
    

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    • Re: Get the set of preludes - bjh 12:45:56 02/20/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Get the set of preludes posted by rlindsa on February 20, 2007 at 06:46:31:

      Yes, but for the uninitiated it might make more sense to explore some more immediately approachable works before tackling Rrachmaninov's mature Preludes, perhaps Chopin's Preludes, Etudes, etc, Liszt's Transcendental Etudes, etc.

      Just my 2 cents ... and mostly based upon a re-listening of the excellent Op 32 Preludes last evening... I'll have to refresh on the Op. 23 Preludes.
      No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
      
      

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  • Re: Thanks. - bjh 20:15:57 02/19/07 (1)
    In Reply to: Thanks. posted by GTF on February 19, 2007 at 20:06:16:

    This was a early composition that was wildly popular, so much so that Rachmaninov felt pressured to include it in recitials basically throughout his career. I'm pretty certain I read somewhere that he came to resent this and as result despise the work... an exageration one hopes! It's less than 3 minutes long.

    See if you can find included on a recording of the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini perhaps.

    
    No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
    
    

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    • : Thanks. Again nt. - GTF 20:40:36 02/19/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Thanks. posted by bjh on February 19, 2007 at 20:15:57:

      GTF
      
      

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