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Composer

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873–1943

1,041 works in the index

Born
1873
Died
1943
Birthplace
Semenovo
Citizenship / historical state
Russian Empire
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.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Orchestra, Clarinet, violin
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, Pop
Works with composition dates
108 of 1,041

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 22 of 22

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 4. B Minor — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 5. Eb Minor — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 6. A Minor — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 7. C Minor — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 8. D Minor — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 - 9. D Major — Op. 39— Piano— 1
Mélodie [Op. 10, No. 4] — Op. 10, No. 4— Piano— 1
Elégie in E-Flat Minor [Op. 3, No. 1] — Op. 3, No. 1E-Flat minor Piano— 1
Mélodie in E Major [Op. 3, No. 3] — Op. 3, No. 3E major Piano— 1
Little Red Riding Hood by Rachmaninoff for clarinet choir — —— Clarinet— 1
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Variation No.18 — —— —— 1
Fantaise-tableaux , Op. 5 — Op. 5— —— 1
Symphony No.2 - 3rd Movement — —— PianoClassical 1
O Praise Him- From The Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom, Op.41 — Op.41— —— 1
The Cherubic Hymn- From The Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom, Op.29 — Op.29— —— 1
Aleko: 'Valshebnay silay pesnapenya' (The Old Gypsy's Story) — —— bass— 1
4. Nyinye otpushchayeshi , from the All-Night Vigil, op. 37 — op. 37— —— 1
Rachmaninoff Vocalise, for string quartet, CR201 — —— Cello, violin, String Quartet, Viola— 2
Aleko - Act I: Aleko's cavatina — —— bass— 1
Preludes, Op. 32 — Op. 32— —— 1
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 — Op. 45— —— 1
Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night's Dream — —— —— 1
The Brooklet, from Die Schone Mellerin — —— —— 1
Lullaby, from Six Romances — —— —— 1
Hopak, from Sorochintsy Fair — —— —— 1
Flight of the Bumble Bee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan — —— —— 1
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major — —E major —— 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18: Moderato — op. 18C minor Piano— 1
Rachmaninoff Prelude in C# minor Op. 3 No. 2 — Op. 3 No. 2C-sharp minor Piano— 1
Etude Tableaux Op. 33 No. 2 — Op. 33 No. 2— Piano, Trombone, Trumpet— 1
How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 no. 7 — Op. 21 no. 7— Piano, Voice— 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18: Maestoso — op. 18C minor Piano— 1
Sonata, Op. 36 — Op. 36— —— 1

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.