Practicing Rachmaninoff's C-sharp Minor Prelude with Claire Huangci
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Rachmaninoff's C-sharp Minor was so popular in his lifetime that audiences routinely demanded the composer play it as an encore. While its opening three notes and mysterious ensuring chords have achieved iconic status, the drama of the work depends on the Agitato middle section.
Join international virtuoso Claire Huangci as she tackles the tricky triplet figures in the middle section from a technical perspective, offering detailed insights on gaining facility and building speed.
Watch the full lesson on Rachmaninoff's C# Minor Prelude, exclusively on tonebase!
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Really excellent, straightforward thorough explanation. I'm a Piano teacher in Brazil and a couple of students of mine are currently learning this piece and those hints are priceless. The one about the big leap C to upper B on left hand to control urge to do it on Tempo was perfect!
Fantastic practical tips in such a short clip! She is such a great communicator and sympathetic teacher. I treasure a lot of Claire's Scarlatti Cds and I've just watched her fabulous performance of Bach Chaconne in D minor - its one of the very best versions I've seen.
A very lively instruction for professionals and amateurs alike. Thank you so much. Theses instructions open the mind to also better listen to and understand such pieces in general.
As Claudio Arrau said, any tension before the finger tip severs the connection between the music and the soul, and the wrist is often the culprit. I myself find that focusing specifically on a literal “hung” sensation in my wrist opens the sound.
i’m starting to discover her performances, and she’s absolutely brilliant and highly underrated. now i know as well that she gives excellent advice. what more is there to like?
Very informative and helpful! Surprised to learn about this channel and the platform. The subscriptions look very appealing for the high quality content. I hope this startup will fly.
Explicaciones cortas y precisas. El apartado técnico (sonido, cámaras, luces) excelente y Claire, simplemente genial.
So informative and helpful!!! Thank you very much - definitely subscribing ❤
My first “grown up” song (as I used to think of it)…such a fun one to play ❤️
I loved your way of teaching and I loved your interpretation of this peace!!! Thank you very much!! I wish you would be my teacher!!!
superb analysis and instruction.
I wish I had seen the trick with letting the left hand tackle that lower F#. Muscle memory with me makes this tough to change. I still struggle with the muscles in my right forearm getting sore when practicing this and despite everyone saying "loosen up", I still get tired. The last thing I'll say is that if you look at the music, you can see that the first note of each triplet (the melody) really should be accentuated as she says and held longer than the second two notes. My trick for accomplishing this is to, in a way, hum along with the melody as I play it. Somehow that helps me translate the proper hold times on my fingers. I was introduced to this piece as a kid with Sparky's Magic Piano and I think that's the reason I always wanted to play the piano - and this piece!
Thank you🙏
Really usefull thanks you
Great instruction!!! Thank you. Cool haircut too
This helps a lot! I’ve struggled with that passage for many a years
@goscott444
2 жыл бұрын
Don't think that I would get it in a life time! 😁
@flexaeterna
2 жыл бұрын
@@goscott444 neither! I’m still struggling 🥺
thankyou to you
Thanks
Interesting.
Hi her piano sounds amazing may i know what brand that is?
Anyone else who was introduced to this marvelous piece by Igudesman and Joo's "Rachmaninoff had big hands" out there?
Good video, but I wish she would mention which bar numbers she is talking about.
Great stuff, but a bit frustrating to never reach the climax after all this build up, haha. I guess there is less to say about the main theme, after all
I have seen videos of people playing the D in the sixth measure as a flat is this optional? Does it depend on the sheet music?
I‘m learning this piece rn and it’s so hard 😭
@miekegreen3422
11 ай бұрын
What pieces did you learn before this piece
@atako6560
11 ай бұрын
@@miekegreen3422i don’t remember dude
@fungaljungal
8 ай бұрын
@@atako6560 did you finish it??
I wanna hear her play Ray Charles
When would you pedal on the middle section?
@archerycraft1866
2 жыл бұрын
you dont
@thibomeurkens2296
2 жыл бұрын
@@archerycraft1866 it sounds like Rachmaninov did tho
@archerycraft1866
2 жыл бұрын
@@thibomeurkens2296 in my sheet music that I got from schirmers they don't show any pedaling.
@thibomeurkens2296
2 жыл бұрын
@@archerycraft1866 there is an edition from piano street made for students with pedal markings and practice techniques. But if you listen to Rachmaninov play it sounds like he uses pedal to me kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2mcmtyQpJbecZc.html
@MuAlexJS
8 ай бұрын
thats with most classical pieces, they dont include pedal marking in piece@@archerycraft1866
Its not all about weak fingers but the distribution of weight with a supple wrist and the involvement of the upper arm and shoulders. Play slower and practice with absolute concentration.
Can I take lesson from you?
Бля, жаль нет русских субтитров, очень полезное видео)
You should listen to Rachmaninoff play his piece himself-it is a speed contest.
Rakhmaninov a Russian legend🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 and Russian idol for many Russian musicians🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
😮💨🫡😌🙂🙃
Why so harsh, though?
@zavilov
2 жыл бұрын
She slaps the keys.
@mohamadalobeid4311
2 жыл бұрын
It just the way she likes playing it
Simply too fast for me to follow.
Bruce Lee of piano
@franciscowalker5104
2 жыл бұрын
is that a compliment or a critic?
@jorgeson3586
2 жыл бұрын
@@franciscowalker5104 🤣it’s a positive comment, I see why it can sound ambiguous. Bruce Lee trained hard, he was fast and accurate.
@franciscowalker5104
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorgeson3586 Thanks for dissipating my doubt and I agree with you! all the best!!
It was great and very educational but a lot of chatter instead of playing
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Oh these Asians!!
She may be a good musician but she does too many external body movements that have nothing to do with actual piano sound. And why is she using the music for the piece that she supposed to be REALLY familiar with to be able to teach. Just wondering.....
@pjbpiano
2 жыл бұрын
I don't get why her using a score should be a problem first of all? External movements. Why don't you just let people be?
@ppmartorella1
2 жыл бұрын
I strongly believe that there is nothing wrong with using the score especially for reference purposes.
@Facconti
2 жыл бұрын
If you are teaching you should in fact have the score. It is necessary for referencing specific bars, indications, edition differences, whatever. And there is actually nothing bad in using the score in any other setting either; memorizing pieces (or rather performing without score) was one of Liszt's circus tricks that then everybody copied and became standard in piano performance. I think we've had enough of it and should let pianists play the way the feel most comfortable.
@keyahill742
Жыл бұрын
@@Facconti i mean its like taking flashcards to a presentation. And her movements is what makes her unique.
@rami-succar7356
Жыл бұрын
@@Facconti absolutely agree with you