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Jun 28, 2023 · Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has one of the most sublime melodies of any piano concerto ever written in its first movement. Big call, we know, but it’s so moving we’ll stand by it. It’s also a ferociously difficult piece for even the most seasoned virtuoso.
May 5, 2019 · When the big climax arrives, the piano sound strangely dissapears into the back of the mix. The cadenza begins ominously and builds to a big, full piano sound, yet the slower tempo robs it of any real excitement. The winds were sub-par here as well, though Pletnev played the softer passages beautifully.
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Jan 24, 2013 · Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor (1909). First movement: allegro ma non tanto [ 0:00 - 18:31 ] Second movement: intermezzo, adagio [ 18:32 - 29:30 ] Third movement:...
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.”.
Today I am going to share with you many performances of Rachmaninoff’s third concerto, but I’d like to discuss three. The first is by Rachmaninoff himself. Note that Rachmaninoff performs it in 30 minutes (everyone else plays it in around 44 minutes or longer).
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.
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 ...
