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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

Sheet music catalogue page 3 of 19

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
No. 5: Romance See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Ave Maria (Ave Maria) - F-Dur/F major See work details
  • Choir
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Opus 32, No. 11
Catalogue / opus
Opus 32, No. 11
  • Piano
Classical
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Polichinelle in F# Minor op. 3
Catalogue / opus
op. 3
Key in title
F-sharp minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in A Minor
Key in title
A minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in F major Op. 23 No. 6
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23 No. 6
Key in title
F major
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in Gb minor Op. 23 No. 10
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23 No. 10
Key in title
G-flat minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Nocturne No. 2 See work details
  • Piano
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Romance Op. 10, #6
Catalogue / opus
Op. 10
  • Piano
Classical
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Untitled Composition See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 3 in B Minor
Key in title
B minor
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 6 in A Minor
Key in title
A minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Melodie In E, Opus 3, No. 3
Catalogue / opus
Opus 3, No. 3
  • Piano
Classical
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Suite from Violin Partita in E See work details
  • Piano
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No. 4: Polichinelle See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Catalogue / opus
Op. 30
Key in title
D minor
  • Piano
  • Harp
  • Organ
11 more instruments
  • Cello
  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • violin
  • Bassoon
  • Double Bass
  • Horn
  • Clarinet
  • Timpani
  • percussion
  • Viola
Classical
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Humoresque, Opus 10
Catalogue / opus
Opus 10
  • Piano
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IV. Tantella See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Theme See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Piano Concerto #3 Theme from 1st Movement See work details
  • Piano
  • Organ
  • Guitar
9 more instruments
  • Cello
  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • violin
  • Bassoon
  • Horn
  • Clarinet
  • English Horn
  • Viola
Classical
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Piano Concerto #2 - Theme from 1st Movement See work details
  • Piano
  • Organ
  • Guitar
7 more instruments
  • Cello
  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • violin
  • Bassoon
  • Clarinet
  • Viola
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Piano Concerto (Main Theme) See work details
  • Harmonica
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Island,The See work details
  • Piano
  • Voice
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Prelude in D Minor [Op. 23, No. 3]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23, No. 3
Key in title
D minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude in E Minor [Op. 32, No. 4]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 32, No. 4
Year composed
1910 ↗
Key in title
E minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Romance Op. 6 No. 1
Catalogue / opus
Op. 6 No. 1
Year composed
1900–02
  • Piano
  • violin
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Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
Catalogue / opus
Op. 13
Key in title
D minor
  • Piano
  • Harp
  • Organ
11 more instruments
  • Cello
  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • violin
  • Bassoon
  • Double Bass
  • Horn
  • Clarinet
  • Timpani
  • percussion
  • Viola
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15.
Year composed
1872–80 (unfinished)*
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Morceaux de salon, op. 10, no. 5: Humoresque
Catalogue / opus
op. 10, no. 5
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Piano Concerto No. 3 - Theme from First Movement See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • violin
2 more instruments
  • Clarinet
  • Trumpet
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Symphony No. 2 - Theme from Second Movement See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • violin
2 more instruments
  • Clarinet
  • Trumpet
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Symphony No. 2 - Theme from Third Movement See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • violin
2 more instruments
  • Clarinet
  • Trumpet
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10 Preludes, op. 23, no. 7 in C minor: Allegro
Catalogue / opus
op. 23, no. 7
Key in title
C minor
  • Piano
Classical
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10 Preludes, op. 23, no. 10 in G-flat major: Largo
Catalogue / opus
op. 23, no. 10
Key in title
G-flat major
  • Piano
Classical
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Hopak from Sorochintsy Fair, TN iii/8
Year composed
1874–1880
  • Piano
Classical
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Oriental Sketch, TN ii/19/2
Year composed
1917
  • Piano
Classical
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The Bells
Year composed
1913 (January-July) ↗
  • Harp
  • Tenor
  • Clarinet
8 more instruments
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Timpani
  • Tuba
  • Voice Soprano
  • English Horn
  • Contrabassoon
  • Glocke
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Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Year composed
1910
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6 Morceaux
Year composed
1894
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Piano Concerto No.4
Year composed
1926, revised 1928, 1941 (3 versions) ↗
  • Timpani
  • Tuba
  • English Horn
Classical
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Piano Piece
Year composed
1884 (1891*)
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Piano Sonata No.2
Year composed
1913 — 1st version1931 — 2nd version
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4 Pieces
Year composed
1887–88?
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Polka de W.R.
Year composed
1911
  • Piano
Classical
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Romance for Piano 4 Hands
Year composed
1894?
  • Piano Four Hands
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Songs without Opus
Year composed
1890–1915
  • voice piano
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The Water Lily See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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By The Grave See work details
  • Voice
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.