Liszt: holy heck how do I play that? Later: oh I got it, it’s really just technique trickery. Rach: holy heck how do I play that? Later: there are no tricks here.
Incredible speed from 3:23-3:43 I have cd RCA Víctor recordings Rachmaninoff hands in blue cover from many years ago,one of my best cd audio I enjoy it always old recordings years 20,30,40 last century XX
There are two versions of the piece, one from 1880s and one from 1940s, the one you are used to is the latest, this one Rach is playing is the first and easier version.
@@NovellNUSoulSeries :Rachmaninoff died in 1943, so it's unlikely that you ever heard a live performance. But as you probably know, the piano roll technology was capable of capturing dynamics, shading, and even correct tempo. Rachmaninoff himself was very pleased with the results, as quoted here: "From 1919 he made 35 piano rolls (12 of which were his own compositions), for the American Piano Company (Ampico)'s reproducing piano. According to the Ampico publicity department, he initially disbelieved that a roll of punched paper could provide an accurate record, so he was invited to listen to a proof copy of his first recording. After the performance, he was quoted as saying
