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Background and premiere. Rachmaninoff composed the concerto in Dresden [5] completing it on September 23, 1909. Contemporary with this work are his First Piano Sonata and his tone poem The Isle of the Dead . Owing to its difficulty, the concerto is respected, even feared, by many pianists.
Piano Concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff; No.1 in F ♯ minor, Op.1 (1890-91, rev. 1917) No.2 in C minor, Op.18 (1900-01) No.3 in D minor, Op.30 (1909) No.4 in G minor, Op.40 (1926, rev. 1928 & 1941) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 (1934)
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei
- Piano Concerto No.3
- Op.30
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Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3. Composer. Sergei Rachmaninoff. For pianists, Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto stands as the ultimate challenge—the Mt. Everest of the concerto repertoire. Quick Facts. Composer’s life: Born April 1, 1873, in Semyonovo, district of Starorusky, Russia; died March 28, 1943, in Beverly Hills, California.
