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- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18; Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30; Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1, Revised Version (1917); Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40, Revised Version (1941); Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
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Rachmaninoff at his estate Ivanovka, proofing his Piano Concerto No. 3 (1910) This is a complete list of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943). Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres.
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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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Rachmaninov: Concertos 1 & 3/Luganski. In a catalog crowded with superb performances of Rachmaninov’s First and Third concertos, Nikolai Lugansky’s world-class pianism and Sakari Oramo’s solid, sparkling support (thanks of course to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) easily hold their own. The D minor particularly stands out for ...
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. After the disastrous 1897 premiere of his First Symphony, Rachmaninoff suffered a ...
SERGEI RACHMANINOV - Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor Op. 1; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op. 40; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43. Soloists: Simon Trpceski (piano) Conductor: Petrenko, Vasily. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Record Label: Avie - 2191. Medium: CD.
May 15, 2024 · Azusa Ueno - May 15, 2024. In 2023, to mark the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth, pianist Mikhail Pletnev founded the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra (RIO). 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 ...
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40, is a major work by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1926. The work exists in three versions. Following its unsuccessful premiere (1st version), the composer made cuts and other amendments before publishing it in 1928 (2nd version). With continued lack of success, he withdrew the work ...
