Classical Music

So hard to play! He had enormous hands!

Prelude in E Flat (Opus 23 Number 6) might be within my reach.

The rest, I've just got to listen to.

You can legally download just about all his printed works at IMSLP, as they are off copyright.

https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Rachmaninoff,_Sergei

If you are REALLY GOOD, you can get the orchestra parts of concerti from Music Minus One, which was bought by Hal Leonard, and available there. Also from "that online store" but selection varies, and affiliates will ship you the wrong version.

MMO have shipped every audio format over time, and now are strictly download (with a magic key code in the printed score). You can download and back up the audio files, just like a cd version, but also let you adjust the tempo without altering the tone/notes online. Previously, they sent a normal speed version and a slower "practice" version on CD.

Older CD versions are still floating around.

This is cheaper than renting an orchestra, and is more patient with one's mistakes.


FWIW, Rachmaninoff recorded performances on piano rolls, so a suitable piano can reproduce his playing "live".

🎂 great genius, performer and composer.