Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Number 2, in C minor, Opus 18, was composed between the autumn of 1900 and April of 1901. He made an arrangement for two pianos in 1901. Virtuosic and packed with great melodies, the work is one of the most popular in the classical music repertoire and has been used in several pieces of popular music.
A Russian piano virtuoso, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) was one of the last great composers of the Romantic era of music. His compositions are renowned for their lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich distinctive colors.
Tutorials
Piano Concerto No. 2 (the parts done were requested)
Movement I Moderato, Allegro
pp. 1- 4 pp. 8 -11 (sections 4, 5, 6)
Movement II Adagio First 8 measures Last 12 measures
Movement III Allegro scherzando
Starts page 96 in this score (click !), a tempo to the meno mosso
Piano Concerto No. 3
