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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]
In 2003, while researching Rachmaninoff material at the Library of Congress, the Australian pianist Scott Davie discovered a two-page sketch of a previously unknown Rachmaninoff work, a Piano Piece in A-flat major. [10] While he was able to make a pencil copy, it wasn't until later he realized that the sketch was complete. [11]
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 is a piano trio which he began composing on 25 October 1893 and completed on 15 December that year. It was written in memory of Tchaikovsky and was inscribed with the dedication "In Memory of a Great Artist". [ 1 ]
Morceaux de fantaisie (French for Fantasy Pieces; Russian: Пьесы Фантазии, Pyesy Fantazii), op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1892. The title reflects the pieces' imagery rather than their musical form, as none are actual fantasies.
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.
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Introduction of the main theme. Russian Rhapsody is a piece for two pianos in E minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1891, when he was 18 years old. [1] It is more accurately described as a set of variations on a theme, rather than a true rhapsody.
Rachmaninoff in the early 1900s. 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.