Sergei Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninov's work for Soprano or Tenor soloist detatches the singer from the need for text creating a quasi-instrumental musical structure that explores the nature of the voice itself. For accomplished performers and with an equally challenging Piano accompaniment.

This volume contains all of Rachmaninov's works for Piano solo published after his departure from Russia in 1917.

Alongside HN 1264 (the Etude in e flat minor op. 39 5) Henle are now offering the Etude In C Major in a single edition taken from their much-loved complete edition of the 17 Études-Tableaux. Rachmaninoff greatly valued this work often included it in his concert programmes and also recorded it. A longing melody unfolds over a simple accompaniment. This charming piece that alternates between major and minoris a good technical exercise for the crossing over of the hands but does not contain nearly as many difficulties as Rachmaninoff?s other etudes and is thus also manageable by advanced amateurs. They will be aided in theHenle Urtext edition by the helpful fingerings provided by the virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin.

The Boosey Masterworks Library is a truly fantastic collection of popular works from the orchestral repertoire presented in clearly notated and meticulously documented scores.This volume presents the full orchestral score of Rachmainov’s first two piano concertos which remain ever popular in the concert pianist’s repertoire the second piano concerto even more so. The first two piano concertos frame a prolonged period of self-examination and doubt in Rachmaninov’s life his earlier works were not received with great acclaim. However his resurgence as a composer on the international concert platform was brought about by his composition of thePiano Concerto No.2 in C Minor Op.18 which since its first performance remains one of the most important and popular works in the repertoire. This full orchestral score is a wonderful resource for study and perusal purposes and is clearly presented making it easy to read and follow.Note that the revised version (written in 1917) of the first piano concerto is that which is presented in this score.

Opus 23 Nr. 4-Rachmaninoff?s Prélude in D major from his op. 23 collection is a wonderfully dreamy nocturne in the style of Chopin. The engaging immediacy of its poetic magic and the fact that it is only moderately difficult make this piece anideal introduction to the late-Romantic colourful sound world of Rachmaninoff?s 24 Préludes. The Henle Urtext editions of Rachmaninoff?s music are based on the autograph sources in the Glinka Archive in Moscow. The fingerings areby Marc-André Hamelin who is both one of the exceptional pianists of our day and also an expert in Russian late-Romantic piano music.

Rachmaninov wrote Vocalise for Voice and Piano but did not set a text to it unlike the other songs in the Op. 34 set. It immediately became popular and the composer fashioned several transcriptions of the work including one for Piano and another for Orchestra. This edition is arranged for Flute and Piano.

This volume from the Boosey Masterworks Series contains a mix of orchestral and vocal works. The Five Etudes Tableaux were orchestrated by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi from a selection of the composer's Opp. 33 and 39. Symphonic Dances (Op. 45) was the last composition Rachmaninoff ever wrote while Vocalise is the last in Op. 34 a collection of 14 Romances.Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was a Russian composer and pianist who was able to push the boundaries of virtuosic Piano composition through his incredible skills as a performer. Through hisrich textures and expressiveness he is often seen as the last great member if not the pinnacle of the European Romantic movement.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 OP. 30in D minorPublisher: Boosey & HawkesScoreComposer: Sergei Rachmaninoff142 pages