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Oct 7, 2020 · Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto #3. 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.”.
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- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has one of the most sublime melodies of any piano concerto ever written in its first movement.
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor. Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto is widely described as the greatest piano concerto ever written. And listeners of Classic FM tend to agree, voting it right at the top of the Classic FM Hall of Fame every year.
- Vocalise. Even though Rachmaninov’s short piece, Vocalise, was written for solo voice and orchestra originally, it is a song without lyrics. Instead, the singer can opt to perform the sublime melody through any vowel of their choosing.
- Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Rachmaninov’s Vespers, also titled All-Night Vigil, was composed in 1915 and is among the composer’s more introspective works.
For this newest concerto, Rachmaninoff chose the key of D Minor. It is the same key used by Brahms for his Piano Concerto No. 1 and by Beethoven for his epic Symphony No. 9. Both of those earlier works drew upon the possibilities of epic force lying within the chords and harmonies of D Minor.
- Betsy Schwarm
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is generally thought to have been composed in 1800, although the year of its composition has been questioned by some contemporary musicologists. It was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist. [1] During that same performance, the Second Symphony and the oratorio Christ ...
- 37
- 1804
- 5 April 1803: Vienna
- Piano, orchestra
Dec 17, 2023 · Our guide to Beethoven’s five piano concertos features Krystian Zimerman’s landmark recording with Sir Simon Rattle. Published on. December 17, 2023.
