Piano Concerto No.1, Op.1 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)
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Final version (1919)
Complete score
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Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1919 (1921), plate A. 10300 G.
Reissue - New York: Boosey & Hawkes, (after 1947). Plate B. & H. 16,425.
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Parts
Final version (1919)
Flute 1, 2
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Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1919 (1921)
Reprint — New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
1st version (1890–91)
For 2 Pianos (Rachmaninoff)
Complete score
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Leonid Isaakovich Roizman
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961, plate 9277
Reissue (new engraving) - Muzyka, n.d.(1987). Plate 13580
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The Roizman edition first appeared in 1961, possibly even earlier.
Interim version (1917)?
For 2 Pianos (Rachmaninoff)
Complete score
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Non-Commercial Recordings
Final version, 1919
- Neil O'Doan, piano solo
University of Washington Symphony / Robert Feist, conductor
Commercial Recordings
Piano Concerto No.1, Op.1, Rachmaninoff" (MP3 albums (US only), general composer works).
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General Information
| Work Title | Piano Concerto No.1 |
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| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Rachmaninoff, Sergei |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.1 |
| Key | F♯ minor |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 3 |
| Average Duration | 27 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1st version — 1890–91 Final version — 1919 |
| First Performance | 1st version — Moscow, 17/29 March 1892 (1st movement only) Final version — New York, 29 January 1919 |
| Year of First Publication | 1st version — 1892 (arrangement for 2 pianos), 1946 (full score) Final version — 1919 (full score and arrangement for 2 pianos) |
| Dedication | Alexander Ilyich Siloti (1863–1945) |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo — piano Orchestra — 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones + 3 timpani + strings |
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Misc. Comments
Version History
Note: See the discussion page for an explanation of the problems with the versions of this work.
- Composed for piano and orchestra, 1890–91 (= 1st version)
- Arranged for 2 pianos by Rachmaninoff, 1891 (= 1st version)
- Full score and 2-piano arrangement revised by Rachmaninoff, 1917 (= Interim version)??
- Full score and 2-piano arrangement revised by Rachmaninoff, 1919 (= Final version)
Publication History
1st version (1891)
Full scores
- Moscow: Muzyka, 1971, plate 6489, 167 pages. "Pervaia redaktsia" (first version), edited by Irina Iordan and Georgi Kirkor
2 Piano scores
- Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(1893), plate A. 6395 G., 92 pages (First edition)
- Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961, plate 9277, edited Leonid Isaakovich Roizman, 83 (sometimes listed as 82) pages.
- Reissued - Muzyka, 1987, plate 13580 (apparently 93-95 pages with appendices, etc.)
- Reprinted - Kalmus, n.d. as "first version" - still in print (Kalmus/Alfred) as K03814
- Reprinted - International, 1971
Interim version (1917)?
Full scores
- Moscow: Muzyka, 1965, plate 1313, 146 pages. Listed as "vtoroe redaktsia" (second version)
The solo part is very similar to the 1919 Gutheil score, but there are differences in the orchestration. It is unknown at present if this represents an interim revision dating from 1917, or a different revision of the orchestration than found in the 1919 Gutheil score.
- Reprinted - Kalmus, A2418, as "first version", edited by Bruce MacIntyre - out of print
- Reprinted - Dover, in Piano Concertos Nos.1, 2, and 3 in Full Score, 1999
Final version (1919)
Full scores
- Moscow: G.M.I.M., (1920)
- Berlin and Paris: A. Gutheil, 1919 (1921), plate A. 10300 G., 92 pages (#3-94)
- Reissued - Boosey & Hawkes, as B. & H. 16425, H.P.S. (Hawkes Pocket Score) 19
- Reprinted - Kalmus, as A8062
2 piano scores
- Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1919, plate A. 10301 G., 79(?) pages (later 46 pages)
- Reissued - Boosey & Hawkes, as B. & H. 16351, 46 pages.
- Reprinted - G. Schirmer, 1943, as LMC 1655, plate 40233, 46 pages
- Reprinted - Muzgiz, 1946
- Moscow: Muzyka, 1966
Section Listing
1st version:
- Vivace—Moderato (F♯ minor)
- Andante cantabile (D major)
- Allegro scherzando (F♯ minor)—Maestoso (F♯ major
2nd version:
- Vivace—Moderato (F♯ minor)
- Andante (D major)
- Allegro vivace (F♯ minor—F♯ major)
External Links
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos
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