Sergei Rachmaninoff

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.

An arrangement of Rachmaninoff?s famous ?song without words? for chamber orchestra (double woodwind and strings) by conductor and composer José Serebrier. The beautiful melody and stirring harmonies would be a fine addition to a small orchestra?s repertoire. Performance materials available on hire from Boosey & Hawkes.

Rachmaninoff's set of variations, originally composed in 1931 for piano solo, are here arranged by the Rumanian conductor Corneliu Dumbraveanu for chamber orchestra. This arrangement has been programmed regularly by Neeme Järvi, including in 2012 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in an all-Rachmaninoff programme, and can be heard on his 1994 Chandos recording with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Performances have also been given by Kazushi Ono and Kristjan Järvi in 2013. / Orchestre

Described with terms like 'sombre' or 'melancholy', Symphony No. 3, which was to remain the last by Rachmaninov, was written in the years 1935/38. In addition to the edition in the Masterworks Library series (BH 6401247), the symphony has now been published as study score in the Hawkes Pocket Scores series as well.

One of the greatest figures of late Russian Romanticism Rachmaninoff exhibited his mature style in this work written during 1906 7 and first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910 where it was conducted by the composer himself.Symphony No. 2 In E Minor Op. 27 In Full Score is admired for its fully developed melodic style and and the lavish and imaginative use of the orchestra.