Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D major, Op.23 No.4 (taught by guest artist, Dr. Cahill Smith)

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  • čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
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    This 65-minute video lesson explores an in-depth look at the Prelude in D major, Op.23 No.4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Dr. Cahill Smith, a renowned concert pianist, as well as the director of graduate studies and associate professor of piano at Utah State University, guides us through this beautiful piece, focusing on important topics such as form and analysis, compositional structure of harmony and melody, techniques for voicing melodic lines effectively, suggestions for hand redistribution and navigating hand crossings, melodic shaping, special tips for those with small hands, pedaling suggestions, tips for executing rolled chords effectively, and numerous other musical and technical advice to help you become as efficient as possible in your practice sessions.
    For more information about Dr. Smith, here is a link to his faculty page:
    cca.usu.edu/music/directory/s...
    Here is a link to the public domain score with Dr. Smith's fingerings used in this tutorial:
    drive.google.com/file/d/18_8V...
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Komentáře • 36

  • @joshwrightpiano
    @joshwrightpiano  Před 2 měsíci +5

    If you’d like to subscribe to Dr. Smith’s CZcams channel, you can do so here: youtube.com/@CahillSmith?si=MCJtori-qgnjZ1gg

  • @koseogluem
    @koseogluem Před 2 měsíci +6

    Thank you both very much dear Dr. Cahill and Dr. Wright!! I have been in love for this beautiful piece for a while now and am happy to see a valuable insight from you about it 😊

  • @jazminekong
    @jazminekong Před 2 měsíci +3

    i'm preparing this piece for a recital soon! love this piece

  • @M.Alif-chess
    @M.Alif-chess Před 2 měsíci +2

    Oh my god, thank you so much I adore this piece so much

  • @Strawberryfreak
    @Strawberryfreak Před 2 měsíci +4

    This piece I will be playing for my recital this summer! Great coincidence! Thanks :D

  • @yoonchun6945
    @yoonchun6945 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Wonderful interpretation and performance! Thank you and please keep posting great videos like this 👍

  • @saltlakepianoservice
    @saltlakepianoservice Před 2 měsíci +4

    I'm loving hearing you play cahill!

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 2 měsíci +1

      You really got that piano doing something special! Bravo!

  • @lilywitemeyer4384
    @lilywitemeyer4384 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I was so excited to see this!! I assigned this piece to one of my students this semester. It's absolutely breathtaking ☺️
    Dr. Smith is a fantastic pianist!

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 24 dny

      Lily! I didn't expect to see you here! Great to see you!!!!

  • @leeanballad
    @leeanballad Před 2 měsíci +3

    I love this piece so much. Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @maira672
    @maira672 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I absolut love this piece! Thanks!

  • @reidunregineodland6938
    @reidunregineodland6938 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love this. Beautiful piece, perfectly executed. I play it myself, so thankful I have managed to learn it.

  • @maxjohn6012
    @maxjohn6012 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Dear Josh, thank you so much for this. I've been looking forward to it since you mentioned it a few weeks ago - fantastically helpful stuff!

  • @BobMazzo
    @BobMazzo Před 2 měsíci +1

    Oh my goodness, what a beautiful piece. And Dr. Smith's performance is flawless. Thank you.👋👋👋

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 24 dny

      Not flawless, but hopefully captures the spirit of the piece!

  • @OleJ-DK
    @OleJ-DK Před 2 měsíci +3

    It's a lovely piano piece and wonderful performance! Thank you.

    • @joeykremple
      @joeykremple Před 2 měsíci +1

      Isn’t it kinda more than lovely? Over the Rainbow is lovely

  • @joeykremple
    @joeykremple Před 2 měsíci +3

    This guy has soul

  • @jasonmanley7815
    @jasonmanley7815 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is one of my absolute favorite pieces. You play it absolutely gorgeously Dr Smith! I love the way you teach it as well. It's interesting how you view the story of this piece. My personal connection is I would love to hear this piece when I'm on my deathbed.
    The verses would be looking back at the story of my life unfolding. All the while the undulating current of the piece is gently carrying me to the great beyond until we reach the end where I disappear over the horizon into that beyond.

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 24 dny

      Jason, I'd take this one as a deathbed piece as well! You should look up Rach's Op. 21/7, the song called "Melodia". Make sure you read the translation!

  • @laurarizza2485
    @laurarizza2485 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Amazing.You are the best.Congratulation.

  • @errilocale220
    @errilocale220 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This looks and sounds exceedingly difficult. Very nice performance.

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 24 dny

      In this case, the difficulties will repay themselves a hundred times over! Learn it!

  • @leonshen8093
    @leonshen8093 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I am working on this piece too. A lot of fingering tricks to emphasize melody note.

    • @CahillSmith
      @CahillSmith Před 24 dny

      True! I'm absolutely crazy about fingering, and for me it can make or break the sound of this piece! Good luck!

  • @Pianorockstar_
    @Pianorockstar_ Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have a question for Dr Josh, what dress code do u recommend for your students? If u have a dress code in place.

    • @joshwrightpiano
      @joshwrightpiano  Před 2 měsíci

      It all depends on the venue. For a studio recital, nice clothes (no jeans or tennis shoes) is fine. For other venues, I’ll just comment on what I usually wear - for a solo concert I generally wear a suit and tie, and for a symphony gig I’ll usually wear a tux.