Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a virtuosic concert work for piano and orchestra by Sergei Rachmaninoff that famously transforms Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 into a series of inventive variations.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concertante work
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rhapsody ⓘ theme and variations ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Caprice No. 24 in A minor
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Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for solo violin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 43 ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nikolai Medtner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| genre | work for piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Introduction
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Theme ⓘ Variation 1 ⓘ Variation 10 ⓘ Variation 11 ⓘ Variation 12 ⓘ Variation 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation 14 ⓘ Variation 15 ⓘ Variation 16 ⓘ Variation 17 ⓘ Variation 18 ⓘ Variation 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation 2 ⓘ Variation 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation 21 ⓘ Variation 22 ⓘ Variation 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation 24 ⓘ Variation 3 ⓘ Variation 4 ⓘ Variation 5 ⓘ Variation 6 ⓘ Variation 7 ⓘ Variation 8 ⓘ Variation 9 ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
arrangements for piano four hands
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arrangements for solo piano ⓘ arrangements for two pianos ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Variation 18
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slow lyrical variation ⓘ |
| numberOfVariations | 24 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leopold Stokowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
orchestra
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solo piano ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
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virtuosic ⓘ |
| usesTheme | Dies irae chant motif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1934 ⓘ |
| yearPremiered | 1934 ⓘ |
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini