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 7 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
No. 7 in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	5
No. 1 in C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	4
No. 3 in E Major	—	—	E major	Piano	Classical	4
Prelude #2	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Prelude #3	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Prelude #7	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Elegie Op3	—	Op3	—	Piano	—	4
Moments musicaux op. 16	—	op. 16	—	Piano	Classical	4
No. 1 in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	4
No. 4 in B Minor	—	—	B minor	Piano	Classical	4
2nd Piano Concerto, Opus 18	—	Opus 18	—	Piano	Classical	4
Six Scenes, op. 11, no. 1: Barcarolle in G minor	—	op. 11, no. 1	G minor	Piano	—	3
Six Scenes, op. 11, no. 2: Scherzo in D major	—	op. 11, no. 2	D major	Piano	—	4
Six Scenes, op. 11, no. 3: Russian song (Slava) in B minor	—	op. 11, no. 3	B minor	Piano	—	2
Six Scenes, op. 11, no. 5: Romance in C minor	—	op. 11, no. 5	C minor	Piano	—	3
Six Scenes, op. 11, no. 6: 'Glory' in C major	—	op. 11, no. 6	C major	Piano	—	3
2. Danse Hongroise	—	—	—	Piano, violin	—	3
The Star Spangled Banner	—	—	—	Piano	—	4
Noturnes	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
No. 5: Serenade	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Suite from Partita in E for Violin (Bach)	—	—	—	Piano	—	4
The Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakoff)	—	—	—	Piano	—	4
The Brooklet (Schubert)	—	—	—	Piano	—	5
III. Romance	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
VI	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
XIII	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
XIV	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Morceaux De Fantaisie, Op. 3	—	Op. 3	—	Piano	—	4
Melodie In E	—	—	—	Piano	—	3
Sonata For Harp	—	—	—	Harp	—	2
Movement Iv- From Concerto For Mixed Chorus (Schnittke)	—	—	—	Choir	—	4
I. Non Allegro	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40	—	Op. 40	G minor	Piano	Classical	4
II. Largo	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Prelude in B-Flat Minor [Op. 32, No. 2]	1910Wikidata	Op. 32, No. 2	B-Flat minor	Piano	Classical	4
Aleko: 'Valshebnay silay pesnapenya' Performed by Sergei Rachmaninov	—	—	—	—	—	3
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30, Movement 2	—	Op. 30	D minor	—	—	2
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30, Movement 3	—	Op. 30	D minor	—	—	1
Prelude In D-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 13	1910Wikidata	Op. 32, No. 13	D-Flat major	—	—	2
Prelude In C Major, Op. 32, No. 1	—	Op. 32, No. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	2
13 Preludes, op. 32, no. 10 in B minor: Lento	1910Wikidata	op. 32, no. 10	B minor	Piano	Classical	5
13 Preludes, op. 32, no. 8 in A minor: Vivo	1910Wikidata	op. 32, no. 8	A minor	Piano	Classical	3
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Liebesleid, TN iii/5/1 (after Kriesler's Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen No.1)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Prince Rostislav, TN ii/44	1891 (December 9-15)IMSLP	—	—	Harp, Timpani, Tuba, Tamtam, Piccolo, Cymbals, Drum, Cornet	Classical	3
Francesca da Rimini	1900–05IMSLP	—	—	Harp, Clarinet, Timpani, Tuba, Tamtam, English Horn, Cymbals, Drum	—	2
3 Nocturnes	1887–88IMSLP	—	—	—	—	3
10 Preludes	1901–03IMSLP	—	—	—	—	2

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.