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

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
I. Allegro vivace (G minor)
II. Largo (C major)
III. Allegro vivace (G minor–G major)
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
#72188 - 8.35MB, 73 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10185×⇩ - Guifré

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 Complete Score
#77925 - 10.78MB, 145 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9003×⇩ - Kerikan

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Kerikan (2010/9/6)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Taïr, 1928. Plate Taïr 1.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87).(#77925)
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes #72188 - Low quality scan.
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3rd version (1941)

 Complete Score (EU)
#24805 - 4.28MB, 124 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/40/V - 18402×⇩ - Daphnis

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Publisher. Info. New York: Charles Foley, 1944.
Reprinted New York: Boosey & Hawkes. Plate B. & H. 12572.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Parts

2nd version (1928)

 Complete Parts
#79600 - 10.61MB, 228 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3488×⇩ - Kerikan

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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Taïr, 1928. Plate Taïr 1.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

3rd version (1941)

For 2 Pianos (Rachmaninoff)

 I. Allegro vivace (EU)
#03347 - 1.80MB, 40 (3-42) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/39*/V* - 12566×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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 II. Largo
III. Allegro vivace (EU)
#03348 - 2.45MB, 53 (43-95) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/39*/V* - 9494×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2007/1/19)

Editor Pavel Lamm (1882-1951)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1950). Plate M. 20652 Г.
Reprinted Muzyka, 1975. Plate 5929. Reissue (offprint).
Copyright
Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Probably the 1941 revised 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 movements
I. Allegro vivace (G minor)
II. Largo (C major)
III. Allegro vivace (G minor–G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1st version — 1926
2nd version — 1928
3rd version — 1941
First Performance. 1st version — 18 March 1927, Composer, piano; Philadelphia Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski
First Publication. 1st version — 2000, London: Boosey & Hawkes
2nd version — 1928, Paris: Taïr
3rd version — 1943, New York: Charles Foley
Dedication Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (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 Taïr, 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.

Piano Concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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