Hand size and medical speculations Along with his musical gifts, Rachmaninoff possessed physical gifts that placed him in good stead as a pianist, including large hands with a gigantic finger stretch. Cyril Smith noted that Rachmaninoff could play a twelfth with the left hand playing C, Eb, G, C and G, and his right hand could play the notes C (index), E (thumb), G, C, and E.
Hand size and medical speculations Along with his musical gifts Rachmaninoff possessed physical gifts that placed him in good stead as a pianist including large hands with a gigantic finger stretch Cyril Smith noted that Rachmaninoff could play a twelfth with the left hand playing C Eb G C and G and his right hand could play the notes C (index) E (thumb) G C and E