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 3 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Études-tableaux, op. 33: No. 6 in E-flat major	1911Wikidata	op. 33	E-flat major	Piano, violin	Classical	4
Liebesfreud, TN iii/5/2 (after Kriesler's Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen No.2)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	11
12 Romances, op. 21: no. 7 "How nice it is here" in A major	—	op. 21	A major	Voice	Classical	8
Cello Sonata	1901IMSLP	—	—	—	—	5
Isle of the Dead	1909IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Timpani, Tuba, English Horn	—	5
The Rock	1893IMSLP	—	—	Harp, Tambourine, Triangle, Timpani, Tuba, Tamtam, Piccolo, Cymbals, Drum	—	5
Trio élégiaque	1893IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin	—	5
Morning	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	6
"So Many Hours, So Many Fancies"	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	7
The Soldier's Wife	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	7
"How Few The Joys"	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	7
"Come, Let Us Rest"	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	6
"Before My Window"	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	8
"So Dread A Fate I'll Ne'er Believe!"	—	—	—	Voice	—	7
No. 5: Romance	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Ave Maria (Ave Maria) - F-Dur/F major	—	—	—	Choir	—	5
Opus 32, No. 11	—	Opus 32, No. 11	—	Piano	Classical	6
Barcarolle Op. 10 No. 3	—	Op. 10 No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	5
Polichinelle in F# Minor op. 3	—	op. 3	F-sharp minor	Piano	Classical	5
Prelude in A Minor	—	—	A minor	Piano	Classical	6
Prelude in F major Op. 23 No. 6	—	Op. 23 No. 6	F major	Piano	Classical	7
Prelude in Gb minor Op. 23 No. 10	—	Op. 23 No. 10	G-flat minor	Piano	Classical	6
Nocturne No. 2	—	—	—	Piano	—	6
Romance Op. 10, #6	—	Op. 10	—	Piano	Classical	6
Untitled Composition	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
No. 3 in B Minor	—	—	B minor	Piano	Classical	5
No. 6 in A Minor	—	—	A minor	Piano	Classical	6
Melodie In E, Opus 3, No. 3	—	Opus 3, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	6
Prelude In G Minor, Opus 23, No. 5	—	Opus 23, No. 5	G minor	Piano	Classical	6
Suite from Violin Partita in E	—	—	—	Piano	—	5
No. 4: Polichinelle	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30	—	Op. 30	D minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Timpani, percussion, Viola	Classical	19
Humoresque, Opus 10	—	Opus 10	—	Piano	—	6
IV. Tantella	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	8
Piano Concerto #3 Theme from 1st Movement	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, English Horn, Viola	Classical	20
Piano Concerto #2 - Theme from 1st Movement	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Viola	—	12
Piano Concerto (Main Theme)	—	—	—	Harmonica	—	5
Island,The	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	—	5
Prelude in B-Flat [Op.23, No. 2]	—	Op.23, No. 2	—	Piano	—	6
Prelude in D Minor [Op. 23, No. 3]	—	Op. 23, No. 3	D minor	Piano	Classical	4
Preludein C Minor [Op. 23, No. 7]	—	Op. 23, No. 7	—	Piano	—	6
Prelude in E [Op. 32, No. 3]	1910Wikidata	Op. 32, No. 3	—	Piano	—	6
Prelude in E Minor [Op. 32, No. 4]	1910Wikidata	Op. 32, No. 4	E minor	Piano	Classical	5
Romance Op. 6 No. 1	1900–02IMSLP	Op. 6 No. 1	—	Piano, violin	—	6
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13	—	Op. 13	D minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Timpani, percussion, Viola	—	17
15.	1872–80 (unfinished)*IMSLP	—	—	—	—	992
Morceaux de salon, op. 10, no. 5: Humoresque	—	op. 10, no. 5	—	—	—	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.