Rachmaninoff piano concertos
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The Rachmaninoff piano concertos are a celebrated set of virtuosic and emotionally intense works for piano and orchestra by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, central to the Romantic concerto repertoire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Rachmaninoff solo piano recordings | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work set
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piano concerto cycle ⓘ |
| anotherCentralWorkOfSet | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 20th-century piano virtuosity ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Op. 1, Op. 18, Op. 30, Op. 40 ⓘ |
| centralWorkOfSet | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstConcertoComposed | Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy |
international concert pianists
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major symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic concerto
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classical music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1
NERFINISHED
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Russian Romanticism and early 20th century modern era ⓘ |
| influenced | later 20th-century piano concerto writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frédéric Chopin
NERFINISHED
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff’s own pianism ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano and orchestra ⓘ |
| keyOfWork1 | F-sharp minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork2 | C minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork3 | D minor ⓘ |
| keyOfWork4 | G minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental music) ⓘ |
| lastConcertoComposed | Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional intensity
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lush orchestration ⓘ virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork1 | Op. 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork2 | Op. 18 ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork3 | Op. 30 ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork4 | Op. 40 ⓘ |
| partOf | Romantic piano concerto repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | standard repertoire for concert pianists ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1890–1926 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arthur Rubinstein
NERFINISHED
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Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Sviatoslav Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Ashkenazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| typicalDurationRange | approximately 30–45 minutes per concerto ⓘ |
| typicalStructure | three movements per concerto ⓘ |
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Rachmaninoff solo piano recordings