Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

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musical composition piano concerto

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 is one of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s most celebrated Romantic piano concertos, renowned for its sweeping melodies, rich harmonies, and virtuosic piano writing.

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Rachmaninoff) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
approximateDuration about 30–35 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith post-depression creative recovery of Rachmaninoff ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 18 ⓘ
composer Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1901 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1900 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nikolai Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1901-11-09 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformer Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Romantic concerto ⓘ
influenced 20th-century piano concerto repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Romantic Russian tradition ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Moderato ⓘ
II. Adagio sostenuto ⓘ
III. Allegro scherzando ⓘ
notableFeature rich chromatic harmonies ⓘ
sweeping lyrical melodies ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
notableRecordingArtists Arthur Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sviatoslav Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vladimir Ashkenazy NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 18 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
tuba ⓘ
period Late Romantic ⓘ
popularFor frequent concert performances ⓘ
numerous recordings ⓘ
premiereConductor Alexander Siloti NERFINISHED ⓘ
scoredFor piano and orchestra ⓘ
structure three-movement concerto ⓘ
style dramatic contrasts ⓘ
expressive lyricism ⓘ
lush orchestration ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff → notableWork → Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 ⓘ
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