What is intended by un poco meno mosso in the slow section of Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor, 23/5?

It means a little less motion, but does that apply to hand motion? Or the music itself?


Any help will be appreciated

Music itself

Hmm... Well, how do you think it is intended to be played, then?

Liszt is a bit more concise with wordings :P

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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Take a look at the Bandit's blog, The Classical Corner.

Mmmm, I love his Prelude in G. I think i'm going to try and learn it next. I think the hardest part IS the Un poco meno mosso part of the piece.

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

Ok, thank you.
My piano teacher also recommended that it was also regarded how you played it; staying closer to the keyboard."

Very helpful, I appreciate it

The literal translation of "un poco meno mosso" is a little less movement.

Can anyone recomend a good edition of this peice - the fingering in mine is ridiculous! There should be an easy way of playing those bass notes and chords in the march section, it's too difficult to change hand positions all the time.

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"Too many notes!"

Which version do you have?

I have the complete opus 23 from Alfred, and it works for me

Slow down...