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Q&A Why is Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 considered one of the most technically challenging piano concertos?

I'm not an expert on classical music, but I have tried playing this piece and, yeah, it was an epic fail. Rachmaninoff is known for making big jumps in the hand. It isn't that prevalent in this pi...

posted 3y ago by 10 Rep‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar 10 Rep‭ · 2021-01-07T03:05:30Z (about 3 years ago)
I'm not an expert on classical music, but I have tried playing this piece and, yeah, it was an epic fail. 

Rachmaninoff is known for making big jumps in the hand. It isn't _that_ prevalent in this piece, but there are some spaces bigger than an octave, which is generally what most pianists can stretch their hand too. 

In the piece you listed: 

- It's played mostly on guitar, but on piano it doesn't involve much stretching of the hand. 

- It's a pattern that's repeated; in the 3rd concerto there is a very discreet pattern as the alberti notes quickly change. 

- The concerto involves fast contrary movement in both hands, something Asturias doesn't. 

Both pieces are hard, but the concerto is harder.