rachmaninoff had big hands
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Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
Yeah, funny.
Some of the comments in the Youtube thread were even funnier.
Vicarious1aj
"A piano player shouldn't play piano if they can't hit an octave."
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mip0larity
"shut the f**k up."
Guess someone touched a nerve.
ns
Some of the comments in the Youtube thread were even funnier.
Vicarious1aj
"A piano player shouldn't play piano if they can't hit an octave."
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mip0larity
"shut the f**k up."
Guess someone touched a nerve.
ns
“Women and rhythm-section first!”
Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
awesome!
Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
Nice post.
Rachmaninoff's music was not hard to play though. He seemed to be a considerate composer as Van Clyburn use to reveal. However, reaching the intervals of a ninth were needed, which through Czerny and Hanon excercises can be easily done. They are the books that beginners need to achieve the proper dexterity to progress.
My hands are large but my Grandma thankfully wouldn't feed me until I practiced for an hour everytime I visited.
The Japanes guy kills me though. But he didn't let it stop him from playing.
Below is a major 6-11 stretch which Rachy easily could sustain.
I can do minor 6-10's all day long, but the 11th's are sloppy as hell.
Rachmaninoff's music was not hard to play though. He seemed to be a considerate composer as Van Clyburn use to reveal. However, reaching the intervals of a ninth were needed, which through Czerny and Hanon excercises can be easily done. They are the books that beginners need to achieve the proper dexterity to progress.
My hands are large but my Grandma thankfully wouldn't feed me until I practiced for an hour everytime I visited.
The Japanes guy kills me though. But he didn't let it stop him from playing.
Below is a major 6-11 stretch which Rachy easily could sustain.
I can do minor 6-10's all day long, but the 11th's are sloppy as hell.
Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
As I young piano student, I remember reading that Rachie's span was from a C to G (!). On the other side of things, he found Mozart fiendishly difficult.
I think the 3rd Piano Concerto would be a part of my desert-island collection...
Cory
I think the 3rd Piano Concerto would be a part of my desert-island collection...
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Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
Not all of us have fat bastard hands Jimmy.
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Check Out Bruce Hornsby.
A head like a Pumpkin, 6'8", and guaranteed 1 1/2 Octaves.
The guy sits at a 7" Grand and makes it look like a Baby Grand from Helpenstill.
A head like a Pumpkin, 6'8", and guaranteed 1 1/2 Octaves.
The guy sits at a 7" Grand and makes it look like a Baby Grand from Helpenstill.
Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
bah..i can do 2 octaves (on a casio VL tone)XITE-1/4LIVE wrote:Check Out Bruce Hornsby.
A head like a Pumpkin, 6'8", and guaranteed 1 1/2 Octaves.
The guy sits at a 7" Grand and makes it look like a Baby Grand from Helpenstill.
Re: rachmaninoff had big hands
It's not even his hand. He's just trying to impress any easily fooled ladies that might be hanging around here.Mr Arkadin wrote:Not all of us have fat bastard hands Jimmy.