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Born in Novgorod, Russia in 1873, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev, Alexander Siloti, Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky, and while there, composed some of his most famous works, including the first piano concerto (Op. 1) and the Prelude in C ♯ minor (Op. 3, No. 2).
For many in classical music, Sergei Rachmaninoff (April 1, 1873 - March 28, 1943) was one of the last connections, if not the absolute last, between 19 th century romanticism and modern times.
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Well, it’s pretty obvious. Rachmaninov published his first piano concerto in 1891, aged just 18. This concerto, his second, came later and was composed between 1900 and 1901. Interestingly though, while many piano concertos are dedicated to performers, conductors, or patrons, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2is possibly unique in carrying an inscr...
Beset by depression after the disastrous premiere of his Symphony No.1in 1897, Rachmaninov – then in his mid 20s – consulted Dr. Nikolai Dahl, a physician who was exploring the use of hypnosis. Rachmaninov later recalled, “I heard the same hypnotic formula repeated day after day while I lay half asleep in the armchair in Dahl’s study. ‘You will wri...
Playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2is no laughing matter. Rachmaninov’s music is challenging to those with small hands, but equally problematic if your fingers are meaty; the filigree patterns require both a wide span and fine-tipped control. And war-horse crashing is the last thing it needs. Rachmaninov’s own playing (he recorded many of hi...
The work’s exceptional fame owes a fair bit to the 1945 film Brief Encounter, directed by David Lean and based on Noel Coward’s play. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard are the star-crossed lovers who meet by chance at a railway station in a small, prim, and proper English town. Both married, with families, they fight their passion and their conscienc...
Our recommended recording of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Daniil Trifonov, is featured on Destination Rachmaninov: Departure, winner of the Concerto Award in the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2019. “Trifonov is perhaps the most exciting pianist to have emerged internationally in the last 30 years, and peerless today as a Rachmaninov ...
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May 15, 2024 · This new ensemble’s inaugural concert, conducted by Kent Nagano, featured all four of Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, performed live on a single night. Rachmaninoff – Piano Concertos, Rhapsody. Mikhail Pletnev. Check offers of this album on Amazon. Buy Now.
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The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June 1900 and April 1901. The piece established his fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces.
Apr 26, 2024 · Rachmaninoff Live: The Piano Concertos & The Paganini Rhapsody by Mikhail Pletnev, Kent Nagano, Rachmaninoff International Orchestra released in 20...
Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 1, in 1891, at age 17-18 (the first two movements were completed while he was still 17; the third movement and the orchestration were completed shortly after he had turned 18). He dedicated the work to Alexander Siloti.
