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The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June 1900 and April 1901. The piece established his fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces.
Rachmaninov gained immense popularity as a concerto composer and this was his most popular piece.Sergei RachmaninovPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - ...
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Adagio Sostenuto - YouTube. Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of Rachmaninoff's most famous works and probably the most famous piano concerto in history. The theme from the 2nd movement is on...
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Feb 6, 2018 · The Second Concerto comprises of three movements marked as follows: Moderato; Adagio sostenuto and Allegro scherzando. The scoring for the work is not entirely modest calling for strings, double woodwind, timpani and cymbals together with a full brass section of 2 trumpets , 4 French horns , 3 trombones and a tuba .
Mar 18, 2019 · A detailed explanation of why Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius. 18 March 2019, 12:14 | Updated: 18 March 2019, 12:16. You know the second movement, sure. But this whole concerto is one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire.
By contrast, the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) is sweetly romantic in the spirit of a candlelit dinner. Frequently, Rachmaninoff gives peacefully flowing themes to the woodwinds, with the solo piano set to elaborating upon those themes with light passagework.
At the beginning of our second movement, adagio sostenuto (sustained and slow), the strings give us some C minor chords that help us transition to the new and unrelated key of E major for the remainder of this movement.
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