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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

1873–1943

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Born
1873
Died
1943
Birthplace
Semenovo
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Citizenship / historical state
Russian Empire; United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Rachmaninoff wrote for his own hands, which were exceptionally large, and the catalogue carries the consequences: much of the piano music demands a stretch that a substantial number of players simply do not have.

The C sharp minor prelude, Op. 3 No. 2, is the piece everyone starts with and it is genuinely playable early. The rest of the Op. 23 and Op. 32 preludes vary from difficult to very difficult. The Vocalise exists in arrangements for almost every instrument and is the most useful thing here for non-pianists. The Second and Third Concertos are professional repertoire.

Check the stretch before buying. Editions occasionally offer alternative smaller-hand versions of specific chords, and where they do, the listing usually says so.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; pianist; conductor; musicologist; virtuoso
Education
Moscow Conservatory; Saint Petersburg Conservatory; Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Teachers
Nikolai Zverev; Anton Arensky; Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev; Alexander Siloti
Career institutions / employers
Moscow school number 19
Instruments played
piano
Genres
opera; symphony; classical music
Movements
Romantic music
Notable works
Symphony No. 1; All-Night Vigil; Piano Concerto No. 2; Prelude in C-sharp minor; Pyrrique; Scherzo in D minor; Piano Concerto No. 1; Prince Rostislav; Suite No. 1; Morceaux de salon; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Official website
https://www.rachmaninoff.org
Birth name
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
Languages used
Russian; English
VIAF ID
60326614
ISNI
0000000121354017
GND ID
118641832
Library of Congress ID
n50054908
MusicBrainz ID
44b16e44-da77-4580-b851-0d765904573e

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Orchestra, Clarinet, violin
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, Pop
Source entries with composition dates
108

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Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: no. 2 Prélude in C-sharp minor
Catalogue / opus
op. 3
Year composed
1892
Key in title
C-sharp minor
  • Piano
  • Cello
  • violin
2 more instruments
  • bass
  • Viola
Jazz · Classical · Pop
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Work & excerpts
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 5 excerpt listings
Catalogue / opus
Op. 18
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Work & excerpts
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 1 excerpt listings
Catalogue / opus
Op. 43
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"Night" in A minor, TN ii/55
Year composed
1903–05
Key in title
A minor
  • Piano
  • Harp
  • Voice
10 more instruments
  • Choir
  • Clarinet
  • Trombone
  • Timpani
  • Tuba
  • Tamtam
  • English Horn
  • Cymbals
  • Drum
  • Side drum
Classical
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Polka italienne in E-flat major, TN ii/21
Year composed
1906 ?
Key in title
E-flat major
  • Piano
Classical
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14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise
Catalogue / opus
op. 34 no. 14
Year composed
1912
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • violin
7 more instruments
  • Voice
  • Double Bass
  • Tenor
  • Clarinet
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Alto
Classical
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Prelude In A Major, Op. 32, No. 9
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 9
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
A major
  • Piano
  • Keyboard
Classical
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Musical collection
Romances, Op. 21 2 numbered pieces
Catalogue / opus
Op. 21
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3. Melodie See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
Classical
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Prelude In F Major, Op. 32, No. 7
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 7
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
F major
  • Piano
  • Harp
  • strings
2 more instruments
  • Timpani
  • Keyboard
Classical
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Prelude
Year composed
1891-92
  • Piano
Classical
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Symphony No.2
Year composed
1906–08 ↗
  • Piano
  • Cello
  • Clarinet
5 more instruments
  • Timpani
  • Tuba
  • Glockenspiel
  • Cymbals
  • Drum
Classical
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Musical collection
Etudes, Op. 33 5 numbered pieces
Catalogue / opus
Op. 33
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Romance
Year composed
1893
  • Piano
  • violin
Classical
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Two Partings (A Dialogue)
Year composed
1906
  • Voice
Classical
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Serenade See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Rachmaninoff: Fourteen Preludes See work details
  • Piano
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Prelude In E Major, Op. 32, No. 3
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 3
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
E major
  • Piano
  • Keyboard
Classical
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"As Fair As Day In Blaze Of Noon" See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Solos (Volume I) See work details
  • Piano
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Piano Concerto No.3
Year composed
1909 ↗
  • Piano
  • Timpani
Classical
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Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
Catalogue / opus
Op. 22
Year composed
1902–03
  • Piano
Classical
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Valse See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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1. Elegie See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Moment musical op. 16, no. 2 (revised version)
Catalogue / opus
op. 16, no. 2
Year composed
1896
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23, No. 4
Key in title
D major
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in F-Sharp Minor [Op. 23, No. 1]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23, No. 1
Key in title
F-Sharp minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in G-Sharp Minor [Op. 32, No. 12]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 12
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
G-Sharp minor
  • Piano
Classical
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4. Polichinelle See work details
  • Piano
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Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (Theme from 1st Movement)
Catalogue / opus
Op. 18
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in F Minor [Op. 32, No. 6]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 6
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
F minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Suite from Partita for violin in E major, TN iii/1: II. Gavotte
Year composed
1887–88?
Key in title
E major
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in B major Op. 32 No. 11
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32 No. 11
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
B major
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in E-Flat Op. 23 No. 6
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23 No. 6
  • Piano
Classical
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Piano Concerto #2 (Theme Of Part 2) See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Polchinelle
Year composed
1892
  • Piano
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Prelude In G-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 10
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23, No. 10
Key in title
G-Flat major
  • Piano
Classical
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Piano Concerto No.1
Year composed
1890 ↗
  • Piano
  • Trombone
  • Timpani
Classical
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Symphonic Dances
Year composed
1940
  • Piano
  • Harp
  • Clarinet
9 more instruments
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Timpani
  • Tuba
  • Tamtam
  • Piccolo
  • English Horn
  • Contrabassoon
  • Glock
Classical
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Variations on a Theme of Corelli
Year composed
1931
  • Piano
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"I Wait For Thee" See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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Elegie, Opus 3, No. 1
Catalogue / opus
Opus 3, No. 1
  • Piano
Classical
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Musical collection
Romances, Op. 38 2 numbered pieces
Catalogue / opus
Op. 38
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Etudes-tableaux
Year composed
1911
  • Piano
Classical
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Morceaux de salon
Year composed
1893–94 ↗
  • Piano
Classical
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"Oh, Stay, My Love, Forsake Me Not!" See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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Opus 3, No. 2
Catalogue / opus
Opus 3, No. 2
  • Piano
Classical
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Barcarolle (Op.10 No.3)
Catalogue / opus
Op.10 No.3
  • Piano
Classical
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 60326614. Portrait: Kubey-Rembrandt Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.