Sergey Vassilievich Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Composer
Probably best known as a composer of stirringly Romantic orchestral and piano works (he was an accomplished concert pianist himself, as well as a composer), Sergei Rachmaninov is one of the most enduringly popular Russian composers of the Twentieth Century. Aside from his four piano concertos and three symphonies, he wrote a large amount of vividly pictorial programme music, two sets of formidably difficulty Preludes for the piano (just the tip of a considerable iceberg of solo-piano works) and chamber music.
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Further Reading: Rachmaninov
Recording of the Week, Daniil Trifonov brings freshness and clarity to Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos
12th October 2018
Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov brings his customary thoughtfulness and virtuosity to an impressive new account of one of the most familiar of all piano concertos.
Recording of the Week, Rachmaninov's Études-tableaux from Steven Osborne
3rd August 2018
Katherine is mesmerised by the Scottish pianist’s introspective but evocative accounts of Rachmaninov’s two sets of ‘study-pictures’, out now on Hyperion.
Popular Works: Rachmaninov
- Aleko (12)
- Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 (116)
- Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 (42)
- Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 (49)
- Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (34)
- Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 (89)
- Nunc Dimittis (12)
- Oriental Sketch (1917) (22)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 (134)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (316)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (252)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 (106)
- Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4 (38)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 (44)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (153)
- Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4 (22)
- Polka italienne (29)
- Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor (166)
- Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor (141)
- Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor (152)
- Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10 (62)
- Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13 (55)
- Prince Rostislav (15)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (180)
- Six Pieces, Op. 11 (20)
- Suite No. 1 (Fantaisie-tableaux), Op. 5 (46)
- Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (124)
- Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (19)
- Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 (55)
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (144)
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 (80)
- The Bells, Op. 35 (42)
- The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem, Op. 29 (72)
- The Miserly Knight, Op. 24 (8)
- The Rock - Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 7 (41)
- Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 (30)
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 (36)
- Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42 (108)
- Vespers, Op. 37 (45)
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (449)
