Pianophilia

pianophiliac wrote:Could I ask a really "stupid" question?
Who exactly is Alfor?
He doesn't have to answer if he wishes his privacy, but I'm just curious of his musical background.

Among other things alfor is a musician (studied piano with Conrad Hansen ---- which has in some way "spoiled" him for mediocre, insensitive pianism ). Please be patient - more to be revealed in due course.

pianophiliac wrote:Could I ask a really "stupid" question?
Who exactly is Alfor?
He doesn't have to answer if he wishes his privacy, but I'm just curious of his musical background.

You will see under Alfor's name "Pianodeity", and that barely expresses the reverence we have for him here.

fleubis wrote:

pianophiliac wrote:Could I ask a really "stupid" question?
Who exactly is Alfor?
He doesn't have to answer if he wishes his privacy, but I'm just curious of his musical background.

You will see under Alfor's name "Pianodeity", and that barely expresses the reverence we have for him here.

Hahaha, so true !

Ferruccio wrote:

fleubis wrote:

pianophiliac wrote:Could I ask a really "stupid" question?
Who exactly is Alfor?
He doesn't have to answer if he wishes his privacy, but I'm just curious of his musical background.

You will see under Alfor's name "Pianodeity", and that barely expresses the reverence we have for him here.

Hahaha, so true !

Sorry I need new glasses I think but did you call him a pianoddity???

blink, blink
Brian

Sorry I need new glasses I think but did you call him a pianoddity???

blink, blink
Brian

Yes, Brian, new glasses are in order!
"Alfor est le magnifique patron du piano."

fleubis wrote:
You will see under Alfor's name "Pianodeity", and that barely expresses the reverence we have for him here.

This much I understand. I just like to know a little about the God's I am told to worship, that's all.
I do stand in awe of his collection of sheet music. That's a given. Just has me curious now that he has the "audacity" to re-finger
Rachmaninoff!

Close inspection of Alfor's fingering suggestions reveal that the most "radical" departure from Rachmaninoff's fingering is the use of the thumb on black keys in passage work--a slightly "modern" innovation. Adding fingering where none is shown is certainly a welcome enhancement.

RACH 3 (aka „El Gordo“)
3rd movement finished.
Guilty again of occasionally using el pulgar on black keys

RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 3
3rd movement
2nd part B +C
alfor fingered™

Alternative right-hand-alone fingering for the r.h. 5-note arpeggiated chords page 94 & 95:

1) "R" fingering: 1-2-3-4-5
2) 2-1-2-3-5 resp. 2-1-2-4-5
3) 1-2-1-2-4
4) 2-3-1-3-5
5) 2-3-1-2-4
6) 1-2-4-5-1

To be continued with the first movement.

alfor wrote:RACH 3 (aka „El Gordo“)
3rd movement finished.
Guilty again of occasionally using el pulgar on black keys

RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 3
3rd movement
2nd part B +C

Rach 3,3,2B.pdf

Rach 3,3,2C.pdf

Busoni would have been proud of you, du alter Jazzer !!
Thanks, Alfor, as always !

alfor wrote:RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 3
3rd movement
2nd part B +C

Errata:

page 93 first note left hand:
„3“ to be replaced by „4“

page 97 last third right hand:
„2-5“ to be replaced by „3-5“