Piano Concerto No.4, Op.40 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3
Composition Year 1st version — 1926
2nd version — 1928
3rd version — 1941
Genre Categories Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

2nd version (1928)

 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Taïr, 1928. Plate Taïr 1.
Reprinted (#77925): Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Facing pages.
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3rd version (1941)

 Complete Score (EU)
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Publisher. Info. New York: Charles Foley, 1944.
Reprinted New York: Boosey & Hawkes. Plate B. & H. 12572. Reissue.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

3rd version (1941)

For 2 Pianos (Rachmaninoff)

 I. Allegro vivace
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 II. Largo
III. Allegro vivace
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Editor Pavel Alexandrovich Lamm (1882-1951)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1950). Plate M. 20652 Г.
Reprinted Muzyka, 1975. Plate 5929. Reissue (offprint).
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 Complete Orchestra Parts (1928 version)
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General Information

Work Title Piano Concerto No.4
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 4 (Рахманинов); Concerto pour piano nº 4 de Rachmaninov; Piano Concerto No. 4; Pianoconcert nr. 4; Концерт № 4 для фортепіано з оркестром (Рахманінов); 4. Klavierkonzert; ピアノ協奏曲第4番 (ラフマニノフ); Concierto para piano n.º 4; Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 4; Klaverkonsert nr. 4 (Rakhmaninov); Pianokonsertto nro 4; کنسرتو پیانو شماره ۴; 피아노 협주곡 4번; 第4號鋼琴協奏曲
Name Aliases Klavierkonzert Nr. 4; Klavierkonzert g-Moll; Klavierkonzert in g-Moll; Piano Concerto in G minor; Piano Concerto No. 4 (original version); Pianoconcert nr. 4 (Rachmaninov)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176806228; LCCN: no96003489
Composer Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.40
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISR 31
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1st version — 1926
2nd version — 1928
3rd version — 1941
First Performance. 1st version — Philadelphia, 18 March 1927
First Publication. 2nd version — 1928
3rd version — 1943
Dedication (1880–1951)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 26 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Solo — piano
Orchestra (2nd version) — piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani + percussion + strings
Orchestra (3rd version) — 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani + percussion, strings

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Version History

  • 1st Version
    • Composed for piano and orchestra, 1926.
    • Arranged for 2 pianos by Rachmaninoff, 1926.
      • Published by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 2000.
  • 2nd Version
    • Full score and 2-piano arrangement revised by Rachmaninoff, 1928.
      • Published by Thaïr, Paris 1928.
  • 3rd Version
    • Full score and 2-piano arrangement further revised by Rachmaninoff, 1942.
      • Published by Charles Foley, New York, 1944.

The revisons Rachmaninoff made to the original 1926 version mostly consist in cuts and a few textural changes. Thus, the first version consists of 1016 bars, the second 902 and the third 824.

Section Listing

  1. Allegro vivace (G minor)
  2. Largo (C major)
  3. Allegro vivace (G minor–G major)

External Links

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos

Piano Concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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