"José Iturbi and Amparo Iturbi, France Veri and Michael Jamanis and Katia and Marielle Labèque, also recorded the piece. Michel Camilo recorded the piece in 2006, winning a Latin Grammy award. Paul Whiteman asked Gershwin to write a ""jazz concerto"", which became the ""Rhapsody in Blue""; like a concerto, the piece is written for solo piano with orchestra: a rhapsody differs from a concerto in that it features one extended movement instead of separate movements. Rhapsodies often incorporate passages of an improvisatory nature (although written out in a score), and are irregular in form, with heightened contrasts and emotional exuberance;"
"the inspiration for the six songs that make up his Six Songs, Op. 38. Rachmaninoff wrote five works for piano and orchestra: four concertos— in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (1891, revised 1917), in C minor, Op. 18 (1900–01), in D minor, Op. 30 (1909), and in G minor, Op. 40 (1926, revised 1928 and 1941)—plus the ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"". Of the concertos, the Second and Third are the most popular. Rachmaninoff also composed a number of works for orchestra alone. The three symphonies: in D minor, Op. 13 (1895), in E minor, Op. 27 (1907), and in"
"3 Shostakovich Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings Tschaikowski Concerto no. 1 Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Britten Concerto for piano and strings Manuel de Falla Concerto for piano (cembalo), fl., ob., cl., vn. and vc. Repertoire piano solo: J. C. Bach Sonatas J. S. Bach Toccata in C minor Preludes/fuges Concerto in Italian style Haydn All Sonatas Mozart All sonatas Beethoven Bagatelles Op. 33 Sonata no. 8 in C minor “Pathétique” Sonata no. 14 Op. 27 no. 2 in C sharp minor “Moonlight” Sonata no. 15 Op. 28 in D major “Pastorale” Sonata no. 23 Op."
"by Rachmaninoff. He performed all of his Études-Tableaux, Morceaux de Fantaisie, Songs, most of the Preludes, Suites for two pianos Op. 5 and Op. 17, Trio élégiaque No. 1, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Piano Concertos No. 1 and No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 2, Cello Sonata and other works. Other of his most performed solo works include Pictures at an Exhibition of Mussorgsky, Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 of Brahms, Dante Sonata of Liszt, ""Waldstein"" and ""Moonlight"" sonatas of Beethoven, complete Scherzi, Ballades, Waltzes and Barcarolle of Chopin, Minuet in G of Bach, Fur Elise of Beethoven,"
"final movement of Paganini's ""Guitar Quartet No.6 in D minor, Op.5/3"", for violin, viola, cello, and guitar MS 33 (1815c). The third movement takes its subject from the section ""Larghetto cantabile amoroso"" of """"La primavera"" Sonata with Variations for violin and orchestra"", MS 73 (1838c). The finale is taken from the """"Tarantella in A minor"", for violin and orchestra"", MS 76 (1819-26c), borrowing also from the final movement of Paganini's ""Guitar Quartet No.4 in D minor, Op.5/1"", MS 31 (1815c). Paganiniana (Casella) Paganiniana Op.65, is a Divertimento for orchestra composed in 1941/42 by Alfredo Casella and based on themes by"
"much significant piano music written in this key. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 is written in B-flat minor, but the famous opening theme is in D-flat major. Tchaikovsky composed the second movement of Piano Concerto No. 1 also in D-flat. Sergei Rachmaninoff composed the famous 18th variation of his ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"" in this key, perhaps emphasizing the generally held view that D-flat major is the most romantically flavoured of the major keys; and his friend Nikolai Medtner similarly chose it for the sensually romantic ""big tune"" in the last movement of his Piano Concerto"
"Gerald Larner expanded on the Saint-Saëns comparison, saying: However, the work has also been suggested by Larner and ""BBC Music Magazine"" critic Christopher Dingle as inspiration for the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Larner commented, ""It is remarkable more for its anticipation of Rachmaninoff, who comes to mind again in the main 'Allegro deciso,' not in the first theme but when the piano introduces the splendid E-flat-major melody which is to dominate the middle section of the movement and inspire its broad central climax."" The work is scored for solo piano and an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two"
"Baryshnikov's guest appearances with the Royal Ballet, and was the only role created for him at his time there. Rachmaninoff wrote no music specifically for ballet, but many of his scores have been used by choreographers, including Walter Gore, Ben Stevenson and Mats Ek. ""Rhapsody"" was choreographed with a small cast by Ashton, with six men and six women alongside the two principals. Rhapsody (Ashton) Rhapsody is a one act ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"". The ballet premiered on 4 August 1980 at The Royal Ballet, and was dedicated to"
"Nos. 4, 7, 8, and 11, and Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta. All of these works exploit the instrument's dark, powerful lower range. Prokofiev wrote parts for the instrument in his Symphonies Nos. 2–7 and in his ballet ""Romeo and Juliet"". Sergei Rachmaninoff used the instrument to great effect in his Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 and in his symphonic poem, ""Isle of The Dead"". Igor Stravinsky also wrote complex parts for the instrument throughout his career, most prominently in his ballets ""The Firebird"" (1910), ""Petrushka"" (1911) and ""The Rite of Spring"" (1913). The bass clarinet has a solo at the opening"
"had declined the assignment under pressure; Vitaly Gromadsky sang the solo part alongside the combined choruses of the RSFSR State Academy and Gnessin Institute and the Moscow Philharmonic. The symphony calls for a bass soloist, bass chorus, and an orchestra consisting of 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd doubling cor anglais), 3 clarinets, (2nd doubling Eb clarinet, 3rd doubling bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, castanets, whip, woodblocks, tambourine, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, bells, tam-tam, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 harps (preferably doubled), celesta, piano, and strings. Shostakovich's interest"
"the Philharmonia, he recorded, among other things, Rachmaninoff's ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"", Tchaikovsky's ""Variations on a Rococo Theme"" and ""Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3"", and Dvořák's ""Symphonic Variations"". With the BBC, he also recorded Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3, Handel's ""Water Music"", which he also recorded with the RPO, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Mendelssohn's ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" incidental music, Humperdinck's overture to ""Hänsel und Gretel"", and one of Britten's best known works, ""The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"" (1946, RLPO; 1958, BBC). Sargent narrated and conducted the accompanying ""Instruments of the Orchestra"", an educational film"
"Theme of Paganini"", with the two musicians making its first recording shortly afterwards. Rachmaninoff himself also took on the role of conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra, recording ""Isle of the Dead"" and ""Vocalise"" with them in 1929, followed ten years later by a 78rpm set of his 3rd Symphony, a work that Stokowski had premiered on November 6, 1936. In particular, he and Ormandy were also close associates and Rachmaninoff was supposed to have said that in his American years he composed with the sound of the Philadelphia Orchestra in his head. The many recordings of the music of Rachmaninoff"
"his ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"" as a ballet in 1939 and wanted to write something with which to follow it up. Second, he may have included material intended for a ballet titled ""The Scythians"", begun in 1914–15 but abandoned before he left Russia. While no manuscript for the ballet is known to have survived, this does not make his quoting the work inconceivable, given Rachmaninoff's remarkable memory. He could remember and play back accurately pieces he had heard years earlier, even those he had heard only once. The work is remarkable for its use of the alto saxophone"
"featured soloist on the first album produced by the American Viola Society.<ref name=""JAVS30/1""></ref> His 2008 recording, ""Paganini's 24 Caprices"", marked the first time Paganini's 24 Caprices had been recorded on the viola since Emanuel Vardi in 1965. After more than a decade of performing together as members of several orchestras, Slapin and Solomon transcribed for viola duo some of the symphonic repertoire's best-known works and in 2017 made an unprecedented two-viola recording of four of them: Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Rossini's Overture to the Barber of Seville, as well as an unabridged version of all four"
"his texts except the opening dedication from the Latin Vulgate. They are presented here in an English translation: ""Canticum Sacrum"" is scored for tenor and baritone soloists, mixed chorus, and an orchestra of 1 flute (which plays only in the second movement), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 trumpets in C, bass trumpet in C, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, organ, harp, violas, and double basses. Clarinets, horns, violins, and cellos are all absent. ""Canticum Sacrum"" is Stravinsky’s only piece to make use of the organ. Its use represents one of many tributes to the traditions"
"they had played in the competition. Millions of the recordings were sold in America. And their Tchaikovsky recording for RCA Victor was the first classical LP to go platinum. Later, in 1972, a live performance of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 reunited Cliburn and Kondrashin with the Moscow Philharmonic in Moscow; RCA Victor eventually released the performance, along with a studio recording of Rachmaninoff's ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"", on CD. He was also the artistic director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra from 1960 to 1975. During this period he premiered Shostakovich's Symphony No.4 in December 1961 and No.13"
"études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 6 (in A minor) after Paganini (S.141, no. 6), Tema e variazioni, ed. for piano (1923) BV B 67 Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 3 ""La Campanella"" (in G-sharp minor) after Paganini (S.141, no. 3), ed. for piano (1915) BV B 68 Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 2 (in E-flat major) after Paganini (S.141, no. 2), Andantino capriccioso, ed. for piano (1916) BV B 70 Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19, S623a, ed. for piano (1920) BV B 73 Liszt, Grandes études de Paganini, S141: Etude No. 4 (in"
"on CD Sergei Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 3 D minor and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for the American label Music Minus One. He is keen on projects on literature and music, for example with the actor Ulrich Tukur. Since 2004, Alexander Raytchev is the Sofia Symphonic Orchestra's first soloist guest. The pianist's adoptive city is Hamburg. He here prepares for his international tours to the USA and Japan. In addition, his sphere of influence extends from multimedia concerts for the Planetarium Hamburg, a symbiosis of classical music and picture projections, to active teaching. He is amongst other things,"
"Woodwind Trio"" ""Perpetual Motion (two pianos, or piano four hands)"" ""Piano Concerto in E Major (op. 30) (Two-Piano Version)"" ""Polonaise Brilliante for Flute Alone"" ""Rondo Brillante for Strings"" ""Rondo Brillante for Woodwind Trio and Strings or Piano"" ""Serenade for Violin and Piano"" ""Six Pieces for Cello and Piano"" ""Sonata Expaniole for Woodwind Trio"" ""Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (op. 46)"" ""Sonata for Cello and Piano (op. 13/40/73)"" – various versions ""Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 (op. 72)"" ""Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2"" ""Sonata for Horn and Piano"" ""Sonata for Oboe and Piano (op. 55)"" ""Sonata for"
"pieces for no apparent reason, since it could not have been the ability of the performers that caused him to do so. It is natural for a composition of variations to repeat the theme, but it is noted that the Rhapsody lacks the textural contrast shown in his later works, although it is very virtuosic and brilliant. Russian Rhapsody (Rachmaninoff) Russian Rhapsody is a piece for two pianos in E minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1891, when he was 18 years old. It is more accurately described as a set of variations on a theme, rather than a true"
"Cello Sonata (Rachmaninoff) Sergei Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op.19 was completed in November 1901 and published a year later. Rachmaninoff regarded the role of the piano as not just an accompaniment but equal to the cello. Most of the themes are introduced by the piano, while they are embellished and expanded in the cello's part. Rachmaninoff dedicated the work to Anatoliy Brandukov, who gave the first performance in Moscow with the composer at the piano, on 2 December 1901. Rachmaninoff seems to have made some last-minute alterations after the premiere, as he wrote the date"
"to quote the Dies Irae plainchant melody. The slow eighteenth variation is by far the best known, and it is often included on classical music compilations without the rest of the work. It is based on an inversion of the melody of Paganini's theme. In other words, the A minor Paganini theme is literally played ""upside down"" in D major, with a few other changes. Rachmaninoff himself recognized the appeal of this variation, saying ""This one, is for my agent."" The 24th and last variation of the Rhapsody presents considerable technical difficulty for the pianist, and shortly before the Rhapsody's"
"Paganiniana (Casella) Paganiniana Op.65, is a Divertimento for orchestra composed in 1941/42 by Alfredo Casella and based on themes by Niccolò Paganini. The piece was commissioned in January 1941, to honor the centenary of the Vienna Philharmonic, which gave its premiere in Vienna, Großer Musikvereinsaal, 14 April 1942, under the direction of Karl Böhm. It is scored in four separate movements: The first movement is meant to portray the ""satanic spirit of the great violinist"", and uses four main themes, taken from Paganini's Caprices Nos.5, 12 and fragments from Nos.16, 19. The second, more melancholy, movement is derived from the"
"solo piano and orchestra), also known as his Symphony No. 4 ""Symphonie-Concertante."" Other examples include Joseph Jongen's 1926 ""Symphonie Concertante"", Op. 81, with an organ soloist, the ""Sinfonia Concertante"" (Symphony No. 4), for flute, harp and small string orchestra by Andrzej Panufnik written in 1973, and Peter Maxwell Davies's ""Sinfonia Concertante"" for wind quintet, timpani and string orchestra of 1982. The Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů wrote two works in this genre: Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras, H. 219 (1932) and Sinfonia Concertante No. 2 in B-flat major for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra with Piano, H. 322 (1949). In"
"which has inspired works by several composers. The whole composition takes about 22–24 minutes to perform. All variations are in A minor except where noted. Although Rachmaninoff's work is performed in one stretch without breaks, it can be divided into three sections, as shown above. These correspond to the three movements of a concerto: up to variation 10 corresponds to the first movement, variations 11 to 18 are the equivalent of a slow movement, and the remaining variations make a finale. After a brief introduction, the first variation is played ""before"" the theme. Paganini's theme is stated on strings with"
"Russian Rhapsody (Rachmaninoff) Russian Rhapsody is a piece for two pianos in E minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1891, when he was 18 years old. It is more accurately described as a set of variations on a theme, rather than a true rhapsody. It was premièred on October 29, 1891, and its performance lasts approximately nine minutes. While still a student at Moscow Conservatory, Rachmaninoff wrote to Natalia Skalon on mentioning that he had begun work on a piece for two pianos that he wanted to play with Alexander ""Sasha"" Siloti. He dated the manuscript January 12–15, 1891 ,"
"my other more mature works."" He dedicated the symphony to Nikolai Rubinstein. The symphony is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets (A, B-flat), two bassoons, four horns (E-flat, F), two trumpets (C, D), three trombones (fourth movement only), tuba (fourth Movement only), timpani, cymbals, bass drum and strings. Tchaikovsky started writing this symphony in March 1866. Work proved sluggish. A scathing review by César Cui of the cantata he had written as a graduation piece from the St. Petersburg Conservatory shattered his morale. He also composed day and night. All these factors strained Tchaikovsky's mental and physical"
"Scriabin etc.<BR> -instrumental concerts of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Dvořák, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich etc.<BR> -compositions for soloists, chorus and orchestra: Requiem by Mozart, Requiem by Verdi, “The Damnation of Faust” by Berlioz, “The Bells” by Rachmaninoff, “Alexander Nevsky” by Prokofiev, “Carmina Burana” by Orff etc. 1989 – “The Soldier's Tale” by Stravinsky<BR> 1990 – “The Tsar's Bride” by Rimsky-Korsakov<BR> 1991 – “Mazeppa” by Tchaikovsky<BR> 1994 – “The Gypsy Baron” by J. Strauss<BR> 1996 – “The Tales of Hoffmann” by Offenbach<BR> 1998 – “Aleko” by Rachmaninoff<BR> 2000 – “Ruslan and Ludmila” by Glinka<BR> 2001"
"(""Tema con variazioni"") has been the basis of works by many other composers. Notable examples include Brahms's ""Variations on a Theme of Paganini"" and Rachmaninoff's ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"". The Paganini Competition (""Premio Paganini"") is an international violin competition created in 1954 in his home city of Genoa and named in his honour. In 1972 the State of Italy purchased a large collection of Niccolò Paganini manuscripts from the W. Heyer Library of Cologne. They are housed at the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome. In 1982 the city of Genoa commissioned a thematic catalogue of music by Paganini, edited"
"of the emotional tone of the music,"" the music itself is not programmatic. This work was first performed on November 30, 1893, by Rachmaninoff and Pavel Pabst in Moscow, and is dedicated to Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninoff composed a second suite in 1901. The four movements are: Perhaps surprisingly, given that Rachmaninoff wrote orchestral and two-piano versions of his ""Symphonic Dances"", which is effectively a three-movement symphony, no one has orchestrated this ""Suite"" as a possible symphony. Suite No. 1 (Rachmaninoff) Suite No. 1 (or ""Fantaisie-Tableaux"" for two pianos), Op. 5, is a composition for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Composed in"
"offbeat rhythmic drive"". According to Andrew J. Browne, ""Stravinsky is perhaps the only composer who has raised rhythm in itself to the dignity of art"". Stravinsky's rhythm and vitality greatly influenced the composer Aaron Copland. Over the course of his career, Stravinsky called for a wide variety of orchestral, instrumental, and vocal forces, ranging from single instruments in such works as ""Three Pieces for Clarinet"" (1918) or ""Elegy for Solo Viola"" (1944) to the enormous orchestra of ""The"" ""Rite of Spring"" (1913), which Aaron Copland characterized as ""the foremost orchestral achievement of the 20th century."" Stravinsky’s creation of unique and"
"Symphony No. 3 (Rachmaninoff) Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 between 1935 and 1936. The Third Symphony is considered a transitional work in Rachmaninoff's output. In melodic outline and rhythm it is his most expressively Russian symphony, particularly in the dance rhythms of the finale. What was groundbreaking in this symphony was its greater economy of utterance compared to its two predecessors. This sparer style, first apparent in the ""Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"", enhances the emotional power of the work. The symphony was premiered on November 6, 1936, with Leopold Stokowski conducting"
"and piano duo; Carlini/Castellano bassoon and piano duo; Hanani/Levin cello and piano duo, Wissinger/Klibonoff flute and piano duo; Jiang violin duo; Dennis/Amalong flute and piano duo, Gulbard Quartet, Trio Ariana, the Zino Vinnikov /Sergey Maltsev violin and piano duo, Duo Scaramouche piano 4-hands, Soli deo Gloria Baroque trumpet and organ duo, Suzanne Teng Ensemble, String Orchestra of New York City, Hamidulin/Zoltan cello and piano duo, Frey/Denton euphonium and piano duo, and the Hollywood Guitar Duo. Eroica soloists include the aforementioned concert pianists; violist Scott Slapin, the only artist to record the entire Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin on"