RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque nr.1 in g: re-exposition

Rachmaninoff Elegie: First Page

03 Suite No. 1, Op. 5  III. Les Larmes. Largo Di Molto

01 Suite No. 1, Op. 5  I. Barcarolle. Allegretto

Rachmaninoff - Suite in D minor, 1. Allegro moderato (8/24)

Polichinelle from Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3, performed by Carl Wishneusky

Rachmaninoff Polichinelle from Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3

When I first heard this piece, I fell in love with its naively solemn theme, a theme which is not in fact by Corelli, but is an ancient Portuguese dance melody called La Folia . Yet the composer’s imaginative treatment of this theme throughout twenty variations and a coda was even more remarkable. It is the last composition for solo piano by Rachmaninoff, and the only solo piano work that was written outside Russia. It was composed in the summer of 1931 after the comparative lack of success of the Fourth Concerto, and shows a new, subtler expressiveness that overcomes his earlier style. 



Rachmaninoff  Corelli Variations

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances – finale 4:28
Eiji Oue / Minnesota Orchestra
from RR-96 Rachmaninoff [with Etudes-Tableaux; Vocalise]

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Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances - Finale

RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances: 3rd Movement Allegro Vivace

Volodos-Rachmaninoff  "Sonata for Cello and Piano, op.19, 3rd Mvt (2.Ausschnitt)

The EStrella Piano Duo (Elena Doubovitskaya and Svetlana Belsky) perform Sergei Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for Two Pianos, I. Introduction

Rachmaninoff, Suite No. 2, I. Introduction

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Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances - Finale

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