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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 4 of 19

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Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
"No Prophet I" See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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"All Once I Gladly Owned" See work details
  • Voice
Classical
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"Thy Pity I Implore!" See work details
  • Voice
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Music See work details
  • Voice
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Oh, Never to Sing to Me Again See work details
  • Voice
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No. 1: Barcarolle See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Opus 23, No. 1
Catalogue / opus
Opus 23, No. 1
  • Piano
Classical
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Opus 23, No. 5
Catalogue / opus
Opus 23, No. 5
  • Piano
Classical
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Opus 23, No. 7
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Opus 23, No. 7
  • Piano
Classical
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Opus 39, No. 4
Catalogue / opus
Opus 39, No. 4
  • Piano
Classical
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Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 [Themes]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 18
  • Piano
Classical
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Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 3rd Movement
Catalogue / opus
Op. 18
  • Piano
Classical
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Serenade Op. 3 No. 5
Catalogue / opus
Op. 3 No. 5
  • Piano
Classical
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Russian Easter. See work details
  • Piano
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18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini See work details
  • Piano
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Etude-Tableau Op. 33, #6
Catalogue / opus
Op. 33
Year composed
1911 ↗
  • Piano
Classical
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Humoresque Op. 10, #5
Catalogue / opus
Op. 10
  • Piano
Classical
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Humoresque See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 3: Barcarolle See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
Catalogue / opus
Op. 16
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 5 in D-flat Major
Key in title
D-flat major
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 11 in B Major
Key in title
B major
  • Piano
Classical
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Prelude #8 See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Melodie Op3
Catalogue / opus
Op3
  • Piano
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Serenade Op3
Catalogue / opus
Op3
  • Piano
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Publisher's note See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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2 See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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3 See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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5 See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 2 in C Major
Key in title
C major
  • Piano
Classical
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Barcarolle, Opus 10, No. 3
Catalogue / opus
Opus 10, No. 3
  • Piano
Classical
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Serenade In B Flat Minor, Opus 3, No. 4
Catalogue / opus
Opus 3, No. 4
Key in title
B-Flat minor
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 3 in C Minor
Key in title
C minor
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 2: Prelude See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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No. 3: Melodie See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Sonata, Op. 28
Catalogue / opus
Op. 28
  • Piano
Classical
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III. Allegro Moderato See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Humoreske,Op.10#5
Catalogue / opus
Op.10
  • Piano
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Nocturne No.1,F#min(Rachmaninoff See work details
  • Piano
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Ave Maria See work details
  • Organ
  • Guitar
  • Choir
Classical
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Mother Of God And Virgin (Arvo Part) See work details
  • Choir
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The Cherubic Hymn- From The Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom, Op.29 (Grechaninov)
Catalogue / opus
Op.29
  • Choir
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II. Andante con moto See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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III. Lento assai/Allegro vivace See work details
  • Piano
Classical
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Arioso See work details
  • Trombone
Classical
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Prelude in E-Flat Minor [Op. 23, No. 9]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 23, No. 9
Key in title
E-Flat minor
  • Piano
Classical
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Romance [Op. 10, No. 6]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 10, No. 6
  • Piano
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Humoresque in G [Op. 10, No. 5]
Catalogue / opus
Op. 10, No. 5
  • Piano
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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.