Sergei Rachmaninoff

Spring Waters. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Spring Waters/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano ou Baryton et Piano

Arranged by Cecily Lambert. Suitable for a pianist of Grade 2-3 standard. See IMP52293 for a more advanced version.

School Orchestra. Various graded orchestral pieces suitable for school orchestras from the acclaimed Shawnee Press catalogue.

This generous compilation of Rachmaninoffâ??s Piano music reflects the 'best of the best' â?? selected shorter works that have been most often performed and most frequently recorded by such great Keyboard artists as Horowitz Richter Gilels Cliburn and Rachmaninoff himself. Offered here for the first time in a single collection are the Prelude in C-sharp Minor; three exquisite Etudes-Tableaux from Op. 33 and 39; seven best-loved Preludes from Op. 23 and 32; three Moments Musicaux from Op. 16; the Barcarolle and Humoresque from Morceaux de salon Op. 9 and the charming Polichinelle from Op. 3.

Bless the Lord O my soul-Blagoslovi Dushè Moya Gospoda (Bless The Lord O My Soul) is a work by Sergei Rachmaninoff for Solo Alto Voice and Unaccompanied SATB Choir. From the 'All-Night Vigil ' this is the Vocal Score featuring a pronunciation guide and an explanation of the transliteration and translation. The lyrics are in the original and a phonetic transliteration.

Instrumentation : medium voice and piano Nombre de pages : 8 Langue : vocalise Format : New Edition portrait

2nd Movement-Transcription of the slow movement of Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto op 1. Programme note by Murray McLachlan: Rachmaninov's first concerto in F sharp minor op 1 was composed in 1891 and dedicated to Alexander Siloti. The work was substantially revised in 1917 with textures made much lighter. The revised version is also more concentrated and disciplined with the material eliminating some of the earlier episodic sections entirely from the score. The second movement is an exquisite 74 bar miniature a nostalgic nocturne that is contrapuntally rich. In this soloversion the use of all three pedals and the middle pedal in particular make it possible to project the multifaceted textures the 'colour counter-point' that along with Rachmaninov's chromaticism enhances his considerable melodic gifts. Was Rachmaninov the 'Russian Bach?' Certainly his genius for 'inner voices' 'inner melodies' and counter-melodies make his music an inexhaustible treasure house of possibility for the creatively charged solo pianist. In Rachmaninov's piano writing there is simply no such thing as 'padding' or anonymous accompaniments- every line can be vocally or orchestrally charged making the music glow with richness and inspiration. This transcription was given its world premiere on April 1- Rachmaninov's birthday- in 2017 in New York as part of a recital for the Lezetizky society. Further performances were given on what was an intense US Easter tour in Washington Texas Boston and Vermont. I've also performed the transcription in Canada and the UK.

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Stevan Jovic / Niveau : Avancé / Répertoire / Guitare Seule