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RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: I. Rehearsal 3

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/13/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, arpeggios, isolate melodyComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: I. Rehearsal 8

“The left-hand thumb catches the downbeat of beat 4 every time this figure is played.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/13/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, avoid stretch, avoid finger crossingComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: I. Rehearsal 11

“Unlike the solo tone you want to get at Rehearsal 3 by playing the melody with just one hand and all of the accompaniment in the left, here the harmony forces the right hand to play more and then is in position to play MORE of the accompaniment figures.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/12/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, arpeggiosComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: I. Rehearsal 16

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“I catch the top octave in the right hand, and hands are reversed. EXCELLENT because of the awkwardness in the following triplets.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/13/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), avoid crowding, split octaves, Josh Condon, redistributionComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: II. Rehearsal 24

“These excerpt employs an important small left-hand catch in order to keep the strongest fingers playing the fast passage work and avoid a stretch that would have been slightly awkward with my hand size at that very fast tempo.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/7/20

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, avoid stretch, use stronger fingersComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: II. Rehearsal 25

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, cadenza, trill, divide more evenly between handsComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: III. mm. 27–34

“I couldn’t reach these left-hand groups at lightning speed so my right hand had to catch the final sixteenth notes with 2.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, avoid stretchComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: III. Rehearsal 28

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, repeated notesComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: III. Rehearsal 33

“This is an easy change because the right hand is already playing octaves and the left hand has awkward material at this crazy fast tempo.”

Submitted by Josh Condon

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 18, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Op. 20), Josh Condon, redistribution, maintain technical patternComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Rehearsal 3

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“I alternate fingers 4 and 3 in the second measure to prevent kinetic confusion.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, redistribution, fingering only, mental securityComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 30

“I start every left-hand fingering group with 1 to prevent confusion.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, fingering only, mental securityComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

“The unusual two-over-thumb (thumb on a black key) secures the upper third (a, c#), especially for people without very large hands or with a short pinky.”

Submitted by Jörg Winter

Published on April 27, 2023

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Jörg Winter, fingering onlyComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“Playing as written makes the hands crowded. This distribution prevents that.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, avoid hand crossing, avoid crowdingComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 35

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30, by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“The fingering Rachmaninoff gives requires tricky double thumbs in the right hand. I find it easier to take those notes in the left hand creating a repeated note in the left hand. The fingering in last measure of this passage removes the awkward ninths in each hand.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, avoid stretch, awkward passageworkComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

Fingerings in Italics are Rachmaninoff’s.

“I chose these fingerings to correspond to the musical phrase/accents.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, fingering only, facilitate emphasisComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 40

“The first redistribution simplifies a repeated note; the second one alleviates an awkward stretch in the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, repeated notes, avoid stretchComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 48

“While what Rachmaninoff wrote isn't particularly difficult, I find playing alternating thirds between the hands is more effortless and it comes out more articulate. It's a good way to get this nasty section off on the right foot.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, alternating handsComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 48

“By taking the B and the A with the thumb in the left hand, this makes the right hand simpler.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, thumb on two notes, avoid crowdingComment