Sergei Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto combines broad orchestral melodies with a piano part that alternates between solo prominence and flowing accompaniment. The opening sequence of piano chords gradually introduces...

Rachmaninoff's First Symphony opens with a forceful motto that helps bind its four movements. Its unsuccessful 1897 premiere overshadowed the work for decades. After the composer's death, surviving orchestral parts...

Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony builds broad melodic spans from material introduced quietly at the beginning. Four movements move through vigorous rhythmic writing, expansive lyricism, and a jubilant finale. The slow...

Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony has three movements, with the central movement incorporating a scherzo inside a slower frame. A short motto returns across the work, linking passages with very different rhythmic...