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Equally renowned as composer and pianist, Rachmaninov dazzled the world with his piano concerto in C minor. It is immensely popular to this day. Brilliant and powerful with the beautiful lyric theme that became the popular song "Full Moon" and "Empty Arms," it is here presented in a lovely recording, sans your part, the solo piano. This deluxe 2-CD set includes a luxuriant 96-page, newly engraved score, plus a second slow-tempo practice accompaniment to help you get up to speed. The digital stereo compact disc features a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist, and a second performance minus you, the soloist; and the second compact disc contains a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -12% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. ... Read more

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Good quality
I have not tried the whole thing, but I sense that it is of a high standard. ... Read more

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Score & Sound Masterworks are convenient, compact and inexpensive score/CD packs perfect for classical music enthusiasts and students. Follow along with the score as you listen to some of the world's great music. Discover which instruments are playing and in what combination, and admire the orchestration of a master composer.Publications in this series include an interesting article about the composition and history of the featured piece, a helpful reference addressing transposing instruments, and a glossary of musical terms used in the score.Serge Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 is the quintessential romantic work of its type, serving up a host of memorable tunes balanced with plenty of spectacular pianism, making it one of the most popular piano concertos in the modern repertory. Unsmiling, stoic and barely moving at the keyboard, Rachmaninoff became known for his puritanically straightforward approach as a pianist, and for his beauty and warmth of tone. He wrote for his own legendarily enormous hands, which could span an interval of a thirteenth. His superior technical prowess made easy work of treacherous passagework, and consequently his own concertos present considerable challenges to pianists. ... Read more

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New G. Schirmer Library editions of these well-known Rachmaninoff pieces for piano. ... Read more

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This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer's life. ... Read more

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Good beginner's book!
A great introduction to the life and works of Sergei Rachmaninoff.This book is geared towards younger readers (teenagers) but adults will find the text and photographs to their liking as well. ... Read more

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This wonderful composition for two pianos, four hands from Rachmaninoff's early writings was discovered and edited by noted editor and educator Maurice Hinson. Long unavailable in the U.S., Russian Rhapsody is a must for advancing students and two-piano teams. ... Read more

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Notespelling takes on a whole new look in this delightful book! Students identify the notes, each with a specified color, and then color in the designated area, creating a pretty picture. Notes are added in a logical sequence, with continuous reinforcement of reading in both clefs. ... Read more

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good product, wrong author
it is a good book for kids to practice their music notes. But, it is NOT by Sergei Rachmaninoff ... Read more

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Internationally renowned concert pianist Joseph Banowetz presents this inspired collection of Sergei Rachmaninoff's most cherished original masterworks. This volume includes a comprehensive preface with detailed performance notes on the music, vintage photographs, and the composer's biography.The companion CD features a brilliant performance by Joseph Banowetz.Untitled Composition, Op. posth.Flight of the Bumble BeeHumoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 (second version)Nocturne, Op. 10, No. 1Morceau de fantaisie (Fantasy Piece)Elégie, Op. 3, No. 1Romance, Op. 10, No. 6Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4Prélude, Op. 3, No. 2Moment musical, Op. 16, No. 5 ... Read more

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Great Rachmaninoff Selection of Piano pieces
Rachmaninoff's music should be in every pianist's repertoire. Although he also composed choral works, chamber music, and opera, Rachmaninoff will always be best remembered for his solo piano works. The works in this book span from all periods of his career.If you are a piano student this book will be an excellent edition for your classes and is also accepted at piano competitions. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are at least at a level 7 or higher as all the pieces are Late Intermediate to Early Advanced. The first piece is called:

1) United Composition, Op. posth:The untitled composition is often given the name prelude. Full of dark harmonies and expressive melodic material, it embodies a typical Russian expression of pain and anguish.

2)Morceau de fantasie: Technical study for the right hand.

3) Flight of the Bumble Bee (Transcription of Rimsky Korsakov): One of the most famous transcriptions for the piano. This ingenius transcription contains a busy whirl of rapid scales portraying a bee buzzing.

4) Elegie Op. 3 No. 1: My favorite Rachmaninoff song. Elegie contains the dark, brooding intensity he became famous for. Lush harmonies and long soaring lines with sweeping arpeggios.

5) Prelude, Op.3 No. 2 (Bells of Moscow): Undisputed Rachmaninoff's most famous single piano work.

6) Polichinelle, Op.3 No.4: The title translates as Punch. The piece contains extremely wide ranges of dynamics, which help convey the boisterous quality of the writing.

7) Nocturne Op. 10 No. 1: Nocturne has a number of resemblances to the noctrnes of Chopin. One example is the similiar left hand pattern in Chopin's Nocturne Op. 55 No.1, containing long phrase lines set against the harmonises. This piece is a great introduction to Rach's wonderful treatment of melody.

8) Humoresque Op. 10 No. 5 (second edition): Is more sophisticated than the first and contains touches of harmonic color that gives the piece more originality. The title means a humorous or whimsical mood.

9) Romance Op. 10 No. 6: Is very similar to the Nocturne above. Much of the writing is in legato (four or five note harmony).

10) Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 5: Rach wrote sex moment musicals, this being the most beautiful of the set. It is in Adagio, which gives it a tender and sensuous quality.

I must add that I think it is wonderful that the Alfred Edition is coming out with thise book sets with the full length cd included.Listening to a good interpretaion is very helpful when learning and practicing a new piece of music. ... Read more

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This historic reference edition of Sergei Rachmaninoff s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 is composed of a theme and 24 variations. The most notable variation is the 18th, which has been used in countless movies and classical music CD complications. Also included is an outstanding CD recording, from the Naxos label, by internationally renowned artist, Idil Biret, with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit conducting. Biret has made more than 70 recordings and has received numerous awards including: Lily Boulanger Memorial, Boston; Harriet Cohen - Dinu Lipatti gold medal, London; Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite, France; State Artist, Turkey and many others. ... Read more

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The Piano Works of Rachmaninoff, Volume I: Preludes, Op. 3 No. 2, Op. 23, Op. 32 (Complete) FORMAT: Book & CD PRODUCT TYPE: Piano Collection CONTRIBUTOR: Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873 - 1943) ... Read more

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Book of printed music all of Rachmaninoff. ... Read more

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A collection of advanced piano solos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. ... Read more

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Variations is Volume Six of THE PIANO WORKS OF RACHMANINOFF. A URTEXT edition. ... Read more

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This is the definitive printed edition of the Second Symphony, premiered in 1908. The Second Symphony's full-blooded passion, both lyrical in expression and epic in scale, has made it one of Rachmaninoff's most popular works. The long, warmly-harmonized melodies are opulent but not cloying; the symphony's displays of passion are offset by dynamic rhythms which give them tension and urgency. ... Read more

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Piano Cencerto No.2, Op.18(two Pianos, Four Hands) ... Read more

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Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. ... Read more

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second movement
Only the first piano . Especialy the phrase with the theme,and the instrumentation of the secondpiano . If you can,I would like a coment or somenthing like that about the form of this movement,the tonality and theprincipal theme in the second piano .

second movement
I would like to see all the second movement . With the instrumental mension in the second piano. ... Read more