December 11, 2020 - The Independent Pianist

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Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt

Posted on December 11, 2020December 10, 2020 by Cole Anderson

Today’s post features Rachmaninoff’s great 1917 revision of his Piano Concerto No. 1. This piece was originally written in 1891, when Rachmaninoff was only 18 and still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. I talk a bit about the differences between the original and the revision and also about some Continue Reading

Cole is an experienced free-lance pianist, composer and teacher. For the last 20 years he has been loving the piano and making music, and bringing his passion to music lovers all over the world. He specializes in playing and explaining great repertoire from the classics to the most recent creations, from the most well known composers to the most obscure. Along the way he loves helping every player, from the enthusiastic amateur to the budding professional, realize their dreams at the keyboard.