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Rachmaninoff in front of a giant Redwood tree in California, 1919. The Études-Tableaux ("study paintings"), Op. 39, is the second of two sets of piano études composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Op. 39 was composed sometime between 1916 and 1917 [1] and were among the final works composed by Rachmaninoff before his exit from Russia. [2]
Rachmaninoff, pictured here at age 10, produced most of the pieces not included in his opus before he was 14. The composer Sergei Rachmaninoff produced a number of solo piano pieces that were either lost, unpublished, or not assigned an opus number. While often disregarded in the concert repertoire, they are nevertheless part of his oeuvre.
String Quartet No. 2: Allegro Moderato, Andante molto sostenuto: two violins, viola, and cello 1896: Four Improvisations (with Arensky, Glazunov, Taneyev) piano 1896: 16: Six Moments Musicaux: piano No. 1 Andantino in B ♭ minor: No. 2 Allegretto in E ♭ minor: No. 3 Andante cantabile in B minor: No. 4 Presto in E minor: No. 5 Adagio ...
Rachmaninoff wrote nine études-tableaux at his Ivanovka estate in 1911. Six of them, the original Nos. 1–2 and 6–9, were published that year. [4] The original No. 4 is lost; the piece was revised and published as Op. 39, No. 6. [4] The original Nos. 3 and 5 were published posthumously within Op. 33. [4]
Rachmaninoff Corelli theme. Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Russian: Вариации на тему А. Корелли, Variatsii na temu A. Korelli), Op. 42, is a set of variations for solo piano, written in 1931 by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He composed the variations at his holiday home in Switzerland.
The Polka Italienne (Italian Polka) is a piano work for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. [1] It was composed in 1906. The piece begins in the key of E-flat minor then changes to E-flat major during the middle section.
The Morceaux de salon (French for Salon Pieces; Russian: Салонные Пьесы, Salonnyye Pyesy), Op. 10, are a set of pieces for solo piano composed by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1894. [1] The beginning of the Nocturne. "Humoresque" by Sergei Rachmaninoff as performed by Gareth Rader in April, 2014.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June 1900 and April 1901. The piece established his fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces.