Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2

The prelude that made Rachmaninoff famous at nineteen (two excerpts were in Volume 6): three bell-like chords, a quiet chordal section, a stormy middle in triplets and a climax on four staves. Plan the hand positions for every chord of the climax; play the opening chords with the weight of the arm, not by hitting.

Source: Mutopia Project no. 2033, typeset by Petro Kostandy (CC BY-SA 4.0).