Rachmaninoff - Prelude in B-flat major, Op.23 No.2, taught by guest artist, Dr. Cahill Smith

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This 65-minute video features a full performance, an annotated score with fingerings, and a lesson that takes a deep dive into Rachmaninoff’s challenging Prelude in B-flat major, Op.23 No.2. Dr. Cahill Smith, a renowned concert pianist and associate professor of piano at Utah State University, guides us through the analysis and performance of the prelude, de-mystifying Rachmaninoff’s brilliant idiomatic piano writing and notation and what it means for technique. The lesson focuses on efficient fingering and movement, rhythm, voicing, and a step-by-step approach to hearing, practicing, and mastering Rachmaninoff’s complex textures.

For more information about Dr. Smith, here is a link to his faculty page:
https://cca.usu.edu/music/directory/s...

Here is a link to the public domain score with Dr. Smith's fingerings used in this tutorial:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_mvz...

Here is a link to Dr. Smith’s YouTube channel:
   / @cahillsmith  

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