zygis on Apr 7th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 9 in D major
By Alexander Gavrylyuk
By Pavel Raikerus
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Vladimir Horowitz
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 9 in D major sheet music
zygis on Apr 7th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 8 in D minor
This piece is a lyrical and musical study of double notes. It requires precise pedaling, flexible and independent figures, and agility. The piece has very long, defined legato melodic lines that are contrasted by a staccato middle section.
zygis on Apr 7th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 7 in C minor
By Alexander Gavrylyuk
By Vladimir Kuznetsov Venue
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 7 in C minor sheet music
zygis on Apr 7th, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 6 in A minor
This aggressive and daunting piece opens with threatening chromatic octave runs low on the keyboard, answered by quick, chattering treble figures that eventually transform themselves into a march. The music grows hectic and, having reached presto, sounds nearly out of control. The effect of the piece is seemingly mysterious yet fully unified. Referred to as “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf”, the piece ends with the chromatic runs sounding as though the wolf swallowed Red Riding Hood whole.
zygis on Apr 2nd, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 5 in E-flat minor
By Evgeny Kissin
By Alexander Gavrylyuk
By Alexei Sultanov
By Vladimir Horowitz
By Nikolai Lugansky
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 5 in E-flat minor sheet music
zygis on Apr 2nd, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor
By Alexander Gavrylyuk
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Vladimir Sofronitsky
By Nikolai Lugansky
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor sheet music
zygis on Apr 2nd, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor
By Andrei Gavrilov
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor sheet music
zygis on Apr 2nd, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor
Also known as “The Sea and the Seagulls”. Though technically simple, the work contains many musical textures that make it a difficult study in touch. This melancholy piece requires much restraint from the performer to project the sedate mood of this etude. A sensitive performance is required to keep the performance from being monotonous. The technical workings of the etude is the 2 over 3 timing, the crossing hands, and large span of the arpeggiated figures for the left hand. The ending is tragic and poetic.
zygis on Apr 1st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor
This agitated, passionate étude exploits some of the piano’s resources almost unrelentingly, demanding a tireless right hand, an often daringly syncopated left hand and considerable dexterity to illuminate inner voices. Technically, the music is in an almost continual climax. It bares a resemblance to Chopin’s Prelude in E flat minor.
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 8 in C sharp minor
A big, loud piece with prevalent patterns of leaps in the left hand, creating a huge roar. The piece has grand dissonances but also contains a gorgeous romantic interlude. There are two references to the Prélude in C-sharp minor; could this piece be a venting of his anger and frustration at the public’s fascination with and demand for him to play that early prélude?
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 7 in G minor
A melancholy piece whose sixteenth note accompaniment interweaves between hands. The main difficulty of the piece is facilitating smooth alterations with the hands without affecting the fluency of the melody.
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 6 in E flat major
Nicknamed “Scene at the Fair” as confessed by Rachmaninoff himself to Respighi, the piece conjures a playful and vibrant atmosphere, with its blaring fanfare opening thirds and wild alternating chords. The middle section poses a great pianistic problem with huge leaps of the hand that lead to chordal actions, which at points are 10th chords, rendering playing the figures at the correct tempo much more difficult. The piece requires strength, precision,endurance, rhythmic control, and dynamic and tonal balance.
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 in E flat minor
By Abdel Rahman El Bacha
By Sviatoslav Richter
By Vladimir Horowitz
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 E flat minor sheet music
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 4 in D minor
By Abdel Rahman El Bacha
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 4 D minor sheet music
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 3 in C minor
By Abdel Rahman El Bacha
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 3 in C minor sheet music
zygis on Mar 31st, 2009Sergei Rachmaninov Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 2 in C major
By Abdel Rahman El Bacha
By Hélène Grimaud
By Vladimir Ashkenazy
By Vladimir Horowitz
By Nikolai Lugansky
Etude – tableaux Op. 33 No. 2 C major sheet music
