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Jan 31, 2024 · On February 9 & 10, conductor José Luis Gomez and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present RACHMANINOFF WITH GARRICK OHLSSON. Title: Piano Concerto No.3, op.30, D minor. Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Last time performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic: Last performed October 13, 1990 with Andrew Massey conducting and ...
Dec 18, 2019 · The balance between the piano and orchestra is great, but the piano sounds shallow and bass-light throughout this performance. All of the notes are clear and a tranquil, often too tranquil, mood results from the slower tempo.
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- Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18
- Sonata For Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op.19
- 10 Preludes, Op.23
- Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27
- The Isle of The Dead, Op.29
- Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op.30
- Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
- The Bells, Op.35
- All-Night Vigil, Op.37
- Rhapsody on A Theme of Paganini, Op.43
Following the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony Rachmaninov composed almost nothing for around three years. He sought help from a hypnotherapist and his comeback piece, the Piano Concerto No 2, dedicated to his hypnotherapist, is one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire. The concerto opens with a steadily intensifying series of pia...
After the success of his Op.18 Rachmaninov threw himself into his work. This fine cello sonata appeared not long after the Second Piano Concerto’sconfidence-restoring premiere, its magical ‘Andante’ at times reminiscent of the earlier work’s ‘Adagio’. In the sonata, however, the music feels less at ease, more delicately poised between hope and desp...
Rachmaninov composed 24 piano preludes: one in each major and minor key. The famous C sharp minor Preludecame first, in 1892; the complete Op.23 set followed 11 years later, and the final 13 preludes arrived in 1910. The set of ten Op.23 preludes range widely in mood. Alongside the mysterious opener and the yearning No.4 (with shades of Chopin) are...
The premiere of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony took place in St Petersburg, the scene of the First Symphonyfiasco. But this time, with Rachmaninov on the podium (rather than a probably drunk Glazunov), things went to plan and the symphony, one of Rachmaninov’s best works, went on to become an audience favourite. Highlights include the athletic ‘Sche...
The Isle Of The Deadwas inspired by an Arnold Böcklin painting in which Charon, the ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology, is seen rowing a coffin across to a spooky island. Rachmaninov’s symphonic poem opens with a repeated five-in-a-bar figure, perhaps representing Charon’s oars pulling through the water. Over the top we hear fragments of the D...
Rachmaninov wrote this concerto for a US tour, using a silent keyboard to learn the piano part on the boat crossing. This, the third piano concerto, is recognizably by the same composer as the second, although it’s longer, more intense, and even tougher to play. The opening piano melody is reasonably laid back, but before long sparks begin to fly. ...
Rachmaninov’s Op.34 consists of 14 songs for voice and piano. Numbers one to 13 employ texts by a selection of big-name Russian poets. Vocalise, on the other hand, is wordless: the performer sings the same vowel sound throughout. This poignant song without words, one of the best Rachmaninov works, has captured the attention of countless composers a...
Rachmaninov’s superb choral symphony is a setting of a Russian adaptation of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The poem is handily divided into four sections, focusing on birth, marriage, terror, and death respectively. In turn, each of these life experiences is associated with a type of bell: silver, gold, brass and iron. In the first movement, Rachmanin...
This setting of the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil service is scored for unaccompanied choir, with tenor and alto soloists. In nine of the 15 movements, Rachmaninov makes use of traditional Orthodox chants: simple, single-line melodies. The rich harmonies, however, are the composer’s own throughout. He writes for the choir with great freedom: at ...
The last of Nicolò Paganini’s 24 Caprices For Solo Violinhas provided the basis for music by many other composers, including Brahms, Liszt, Lutosławski and Szymanowski (as well as Benny Goodman and Andrew Lloyd-Webber). Rachmaninov’s tribute to his fellow composer-performer is a set of variations for piano and orchestra and is one of Rachmaninov’s ...
The finale for the 3rd is perhaps the greatest in piano concerto history imo. The way Rachmaninoff utilizes counterpoint with the bass, brass and woodwinds is simply genius. His blend of orchestra and piano is why I think he's so much better than Mozart or Beethoven.
This list doesn’t cover every single piano composition of Rachmaninoff, but it covers what I consider to be his core repertoire. Preludes. Etudes-tableaux. Morceaux de fantasie, op 3. Piano concertos. Miscellaneous. Easiest Rachmaninoff: Preludes. Rachmaninoff has two books of piano preludes, op. 23 and op. 32.
Oct 7, 2020 · The Piano Concerto #3 by Rachmaninov was first performed on Sunday, November 28, 1909 in New York City. Sergei Rachmaninoff was the soloist. The work received a second performance under conductor Gustav Mahler on January 16, 1910, an “experience Rachmaninoff treasured.”
Arguably one of the hardest-to-master piano concertos, Rachmaninoff’s Third starts quietly, then unleashes an astonishing torrent of notes and hurtles to a jaw-dropping conclusion. In-between you’ll hear echoes of Slavic melancholy, lush themes and page upon page of passionate and virtuosic music-making.
