Piano Sonata No.2, Op.36 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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1st version (1913)

Performer Pages Jeff Manookian (piano)
Publisher Info. WIndsor Editions
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2nd version (1931)

Performer Pages Cecile Licad (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Publisher Info. Quinn Mason
Performers Galaxy Bosendorfer 290 (Tatiana Kolesova)
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1st Version (1913)

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Gutheil, n.d.[1914]. Plate A. 9695 G.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Gutheil, n.d.[1914]. Plate A. 9695 G.
Reprinted London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1993. Plate BH 9087.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. This authentic reprint was published in 1993, based solely on the plates from the Gutheil publications by using the master photographic prints of the 1913 edition from the British Museum.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.[1914]. Plate A. 9695 G.
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Misc. Notes High Quality
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Editor Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Konstantin Igumnov (1873–1948)
Publisher. Info. Polnoe sobrannie sochinenni dila fortepiano, Vol.3
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1948). Plate M. 19224 Г.
Reissue - Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1965). Plate 10463.
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2nd Version (1931)

Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Gutheil, 1931. Plate A. 10447 G.
Reprinted New York: The International Music Company, n.d.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Gutheil, 1931. Plate A. 10447 G.
Reprinted London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1992. Plate B. & H. 20201.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Authentic Edition revised in 1992 and published in 1993 as part of a compilation of 'Sonata No 2, Op 36 Original and Revised Editions, Complete.'
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Editor Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Konstantin Igumnov (1873–1948)
Publisher. Info. Polnoe sobrannie sochinenni dila fortepiano, Vol.2
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1948). Plate M. 18453 Г.
Reissue (offprint) - Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1965). Plate 10131.
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Misc. Notes This is the version that is most often heard (as opposed to the original).
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  • Wui-Ming Gan, piano (Piano Society)
    Original version, 1913
I. Allegro agitato
II. Non allegro—Lento
III. L'istesso tempo—Allegro molto

General Information

Work Title Piano Sonata No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 第2号钢琴奏鸣曲; 第2號鋼琴奏鳴曲; ピアノソナタ第2番; Klavirska sonata št. 2; II Sonata fortepianowa; [6 more...]Соната для фортепиано № 2; Sonate pour piano nº 2 de Rachmaninov; Sonata para piano n.º 2; Piano Sonata No. 2; Соната для фортепіано № 2; Sonata No. 2
Name Aliases 降B小調第二號鋼琴奏鳴曲; Sergej Rahmaninov: Klavirska sonata št. 2; Sonate pour piano n° 2 de Rachmaninov; Sonata para piano n º 2; Sonata para piano n. 2; [2 more...]Sonata para piano n 2; Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178948175; LCCN: nr93028908; NLA: 35374009
Composer Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.36
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISR 34
Key B-flat minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro agitato (B minor)
  2. Non allegro—Lento (E major–E major)
  3. L'istesso tempo—Allegro molto (B major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1913 — 1st version
1931 — 2nd version
First Publication. 1914
Dedication Matvey Presman (1870–1941)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 21 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
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