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Rachmaninoff in the early 1900s

Link: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) [revise lead section last]

History

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Instrumentation

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Structure

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Recordings

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Portions of the concerto were first recorded on 31 December 1923 and 3 January 1924, where Rachmaninoff soloed under Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra.[1] The technological recording limitations of his day meant that the orchestra had to be reduced, and the recordings had to be cut into four minute sections.[1] Nonetheless, they produced an acoustic recording of the second movement and parts of the third on December.[1][2] It dissatisfied the composer, which prompted a successful rerecording of the two movements on January, this time encompassing the whole third movement.[1] It was not until December 1924 when Rachmaninoff decided to record the first movement, although after three attempts he dismissed its ending.[3] With newer recording technology, Rachmaninoff reunited with Stokowski in April 1929 to rectify the situation, now with a full orchestra.[1] The full concerto was electrically recorded and produced by Victor Talking Machine Company,[1] [neccessary? --- with whom he had a recording contract since 1920.[4]] [note 1] The composer has also recorded a performance of the second movement on an unpublished piano roll for Ampico. It was first performed in the Bismarck Pavilion Theatre in 16 July 1983.[5]

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Transcriptions and derivative works

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Harrison 2006, p. 243.
  2. ^ Martyn 2017, pp. 467–468.
  3. ^ Martyn 2017, p. 441.
  4. ^ Martyn 2017, p. 440.
  5. ^ Martyn 2017, p. 505.

Sources

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Modern recordings?

  • Beek, Michael (2022). "The best recordings of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2". Classical Music. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  • Clements, Andrew (2018). "Trifonov: Destination Rachmaninov. Departure review – peerless playing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  • Manheim, James (2006). "Review of Kind Of Blue 10004". Kind Of Blue. Retrieved 2022-04-14 – via AllMusic.
  • Sanderson, Blair (2013). "Review of RCA Red Seal 88765492602". RCA Red Seal – via AllMusic.
  • Sanderson, Blair (2017). "Review of Sony Classical 88985402412". Sony Classical – via AllMusic.

Books and journals

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Other

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