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This is a complete list of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943). Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres. 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 ...
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a complete list of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943). Rachmaninoff at his estate Ivanovka, proofing his Piano Concerto No. 3 (1910) Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres.
Key — the principal key of the work. Date — the year (s) of composition or arrangement, where known. Genre — works are grouped in the following broad categories: Stage, Vocal, Orchestral, Chamber and Keyboard. Notes — including references to related works.
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The piece is a set of 24 variations on the twenty-fourth and last of Niccolò Paganini's Caprices for solo violin, which has inspired works by several composers. The whole composition takes about 22–24 minutes to perform. All variations are in A minorexcept where noted. 1. Section 1: 1.1. Introduction: Allegro vivace 1.2. Variation 1: (Precedente) 1...
After a brief introduction, the first variation is played before the theme. Paganini's theme is stated on strings with the piano picking out salient notes, after the first variation. Rachmaninoff likely got the idea of having a variation before the theme from the finale of Beethoven's Eroica symphony. Variations II to VI recombine elements of the t...
In 1939, Michel Fokine wrote to Rachmaninoff from Auckland, New Zealand, where he was touring, seeking the composer's approval to use Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for his ballet Paganini, which he had almost finished choreographing. Fokine wanted to make a minor change to the score, involving the reuse of 12 earlier measures as a more theatrical...
The 18th variation, by far the most popular, has been used in various movie and TV show soundtracks to different degrees. This includes: 1. The Story of Three Loves(1953) 2. Somewhere in Time(1980 film) 3. Singapore Sling(1990 film) 4. Dead Again(1991) 5. Groundhog Day(1993 film) 6. Ronin(1998 film) 7. The Byron Janis Story(2010 TV movie documentar...
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1. Bertensson, Sergei; Leyda, Jay (1956). Sergei Rachmaninoff – A Lifetime in Music. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21421-8. 2. Rimm, Robert (2002). The Composer-Pianists: Hamelin and the Eight. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 1574670727. Retrieved 18 March 2013. 3. Steinberg, Michael (1998). The concerto: a listener's guide. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-510330-4.
The BBC's Discovering Music, which includes a link to a .ram (for the RealNetworksaudio player) file discussing the pieceRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Scores at the International Music Score Library ProjectJun 28, 2023 · Symphony No. 2. The premiere of Rachmaninov’s First Symphony was a disaster, but the opposite is certainly true of the reception around his Second Symphony. It’s a long work, an hour all up, and requires a lot of concentration from even the most experienced symphonic listener, but boy is it worth it. This is Rachmaninov at the very pinnacle ...
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