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Découvrez la vidéo Rachmaninoff Polyphony or The Left Hand that Walked by Itself Prelude Op 23 №6 de Valentina Lisitsa QOR Records Official channel sur Le Fil YouTube de Piano Partage.

Polyphony - from Greek πολυφωνία, literally many-sound[s],
is a type of musical texture with two or more independent melodic lines, as opposed to just one melody with a sort of an accompaniment (homophony). But polyphony is usually associated with Bach or rather early composers of Baroque - in short, lots of wigs and marble. Then the pendulum of music style went the opposite way - in favor of a clearly defined tune supported by proverbial Alberti' bass or, worse - "oom-pah-pah".
In piano music this translated into Her Majesty the Right Hand being a primadonna, and the left - hush and quiet accompanist. Even Chopin Revolutionary Etude with its stormy left hand. Take the right hand out - and you are left with little more than glorified arpeggio exercise....
Fast forward to Rachmaninoff. He uses lots of polyphony, but not in archaic sense. This rather easy (bwahahahaha) prelude is a good introduction to Rachmaninoff style, which is as unique as Bach or Mozart.
Two independent beautiful lines intertwine, hug, separate, go different way, reunite, melt away together in a bliss.
On practical side, how to practice such a piece? Oh well. Left hand alone. Lots of times, to complete freedom. And without pedal, of course! If you can play it legato without pedal, you will play it legato with.
Good luck 😍
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