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You do know, don't you, the punch line to "How do you get to Carnegie Hall"? --Sixtus This reminds me of a particular story when Sergei Rachmaninoff was performing there quite a long time ago. He was performing a concerto I believe when an orchestra member whispered to him when he had a f...

Try the last movement - allegretto, off memory - of the Beethoven sonata in D minor "The Tempest"

If you have never heard this piece - it is a must. Rachmaninoff's Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 9 in D Major. Technical, yes, but not vain either. Rachmaninoff apparently had inspiration behind each of the etudes-tableax and revealed about what 3 of them were. This one at a guess would have been inspire...

Verdi's Requiem

Perfect example for a shorter piece, and many of you should know it - Rachmaninoff's C-Sharp Minor prelude Op. 3 No. 2

Try the Boellmann Prelude In C Minor from His Suite Gothique

I suggest a transcription of Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, Op 34. No. 14.
Very nice with piano accompaniment, but you could probably perform it without the piano and it would still be absolutely delightful. Trust Sergei Rachmaninoff to write something so beautiful.

Last thing I listened to would probably have been Chopin's Military Polonaise, I was playing it on the piano last night. As for recordings, the last thing I think I listened to was Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite 2: Montagues and Capulets, or the piano transcription from Prokofiev's Op 75. I also...

In response to the topic, there is no fifth concerto for piano by Rachmaninoff. The Rhapsody is in the form of a concerto and can be divided up into movement equivelents, but it isn't called a concerto even though it fits the requisites. But glad to hear you found what you were really looking for. A...

Difficult depends on your level of experience. I suggest perhaps the rondo from Beethoven's Pathetique sonata Op. 13. I have just been doing that myself. I have just got to perfect a few bits to it now. Quite a lot of fun to play, great to listen to, and I don't think it's too difficult. Althought t...

I believe the greatest composer ever to be none other than Sergei Rachmaninoff. He wrote the most heartfelt and touching music, while at the same time being a virtuoso at a level that I believe no one else has ever reached. His music is complex, demonstrating his superior composition skill but incre...