Talk:Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff)

Movie Title
I would suggest that the title of the movie in which this piece is played be added to the article.--OFX 14:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree - this piece appears in "La Pianist" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piano_Teacher Rexico (talk) 20:45, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Unclear
What does this mean? Is "base" supposed to be "bass"? And there are three notes at all time in the main melody, so how can one play with one finger on two hands? ALTON .ıl  23:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree that this is unclear, and not exactly "encyclopaedic" in style. However, I believe that the editor who wrote this was referring to the middle sections of the first opening bars. There are in fact only two notes at a time in the melody, doubled in octaves -- B-flat, D; and then A, B-flat, D. Only later on does Rach start adding more and more notes to this (brief) section. Check out the first three bars here. -- Todeswalzer | Talk 16:39, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I forgot to add that playing this part with only one hand is completely impractical if the performer considers the whole context of the piece: once the section becomes more developed, playing it with only one hand actually becomes impossible. Furthermore, I've seen three different versions of the score, and all of them are notated to imply playing even the "easier" introductory part with both hands and not with one. So I don't really understand the "Originally, according to Rachmaninoff himself..." part of the above quote. -- Todeswalzer | Talk 16:44, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Exactly; my edition has it already split for both hands, but it makes sense in that link. Thanks for clarifying. ALTON .ıl  22:50, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Sample in "Recordings"
In all honesty, as a musician, I don't believe this recording is the best recording available to attach to this article. I think it'd be more appropriate to link to a YouTube video of Gilels or Rachmaninoff's own recording.Zadokeliud (talk) 02:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Music images
These images are of fairly poor quality. I am undertaking a project to recreate the music using blocks. I'm working on it in my userspace and will update the page when done.
 * Done. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:52, 17 April 2017 (UTC)