Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)
1873–1943
9 musical collections
- 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
- 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
- Official website
- https://www.rachmaninoff.org
- Birth name
- Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
- 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
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Musical collections
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical collection Romances, Op. 21 |
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| Musical collection Etudes, Op. 33 |
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| Musical collection Romances, Op. 38 |
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| Musical collection Preludes, Op. 23 |
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| Musical collection Preludes, Op. 32 |
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| Musical collection Pieces, Op. 3 |
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| Musical collection Songs, Op. 21 |
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| Musical collection Preludes, Op. 3 |
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| Musical collection Etudes, Op. 39 |
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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.