Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 is a monumental late-Romantic piano concerto renowned for its emotional depth and extreme technical difficulty, making it a cornerstone of the virtuoso piano repertoire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano concerto ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Rach 3
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Rachmaninoff Op. 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Sergey Rachmaninov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1909 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Josef Hofmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTourAssociation | Rachmaninoff’s first American tour ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | concerto ⓘ |
| hasCadenzaOptions | yes ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
orchestra
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solo piano ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro ma non tanto
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II. Intermezzo: Adagio NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Finale: Alla breve ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense chordal writing
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extreme technical difficulty for the soloist ⓘ large-scale cadenza options in the first movement ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Evgeny Kissin
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Martha Argerich NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Horowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuja Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 30 ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Walter Damrosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1909-11-28 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | New York Symphony Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | A. Gutheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
cornerstone of the virtuoso piano concerto repertoire
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one of the most technically demanding works in the piano repertoire ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Late Romantic ⓘ |
| subgenre | piano concerto ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
about 40 minutes
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between 38 and 45 minutes ⓘ |
| workSeries | Piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1909 ⓘ |
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3