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Originally Posted by BuddhaBandit
It means be more gentle- the first section, if I recall correctly, is "alla marcha" or "as a march", and the right hand is fairly quick and pronounced. For meno mosso, keep everything "flowing" instead of "marching".
An analogous example would be in Chopin's A-flat Polonaise, in the RH part that is played on top of the LH descending octaves.
And yes, Liszt is more concise, but remember, Rachmaninoff was a virtuoso pianist, so it is natural that he is more specific and thus verbose 
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Ok, thank you.
By piano teacher also recommended that it was also regarded how you played it; staying closer to the keyboard."
Very helpful, I appreciate it