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RE: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 is REALLY hard (for the orchestra!)

That's a really funny story! For those who are not really aware, though, it must in fairness be added that that last section of the concerto is indeed notoriously difficult to keep together, even for the best orchestras. In particular if the soloist is one of those who doesn't really care that there are other people on stage trying to play with him or her....many times this is not the orchestra's fault, as it is very easy for a bad conductor or soloist to train wreck it despite the very best efforts of the orchestra to hold it together.

But that said, I want to make it clear that I am not doubting Chris in the least. And I would also wholeheartedly agree with him that the piece is pretty much failure proof, in the sense he means. I also would bet that I know exactly which friend told Chris this story, too, LOL! If so, then he/she is NOT one of the bad ones, in fact he/she is quite well known for being very sensitive to what the orchestra is doing, and a truly great musical collaborator. And Chris, I would very much appreciate a private email about which conductor this is...I honestly have no idea who (including the orch.) this could be - certainly not an ICSOM or ROPA group, from your description.

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