Prelude Op.3 No.2
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Product ID: GM1 CL191
By Sergej Rachmaninoff
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Arranger:
2 Flutes (2nd db.piccolo)2 Oboes2 Clarinets in Bb2 BassoonsContra Bassoon (optional)2 Horns in F2 Trumpets in Bb3 TrombonesTuba,TimpaniPercussion (4 players: Tam-tam, Bass Drum, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Tambourine, Snare Drum,
Series:
Goodmusic Concert Classics
Genre:
Romantic Era
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
3:30
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About this item
Rachmaninov's celebrated Prelude in C# minor Op.3 No.2 was written for the piano and it was first performed by the composer on September 20, 1892 in Moscow which Rachmaninov considered his debut as a pianist. A review of the concert singled out the Prelude, noting that it had "aroused enthusiasm" and from this point on, its popularity grew.
This powerful piece is well-suited to performance by an orchestra and has been brilliantly orchestrated by Peter Lawson in the style of Rachmaninov. The key of the Prelude has been changed to D minor for this arrangement.
Instrumentation
2 Flutes (2nd db.piccolo)
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in Bb
2 Bassoons
Contra Bassoon (optional)
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in Bb
3 Trombones
Tuba,
Timpani
Percussion (4 players: Tam-tam, Bass Drum, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Tambourine, Snare Drum, Cymbal (clashed and suspended)), Harp (or Keyboard)
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) 4/4/3/4/2
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Composer
Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej rɐxˈmanʲɪnəf]; 1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom that included a pronounced lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich, distinctive orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output. He made a point of using his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of the instrument. Even in his earliest works he revealed a sure grasp of idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody.
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