Composition: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)
| Title | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Creators | Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer) |
| Opus | Op.18 |
| Instrumentation | piano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1900 |
| First published | 1901 |
| Dedication | Nikolay Vladimirovich Dahl |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2040 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Moderato | — | C minor | — |
| II. Adagio sostenuto | — | E major | — |
| III. Allegro scherzando | — | C minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 8 horns and piano | Taishi Tsuchida |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| view | Moderato (No.1) | piano | Girolamo De Simone |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | violin, double bass and piano | Teo Vincent IV |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | violin and piano | Fritz Kreisler |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | piano | Roger Ellman |
| view | Allegretto scherzando (No.3) | piano | Percy Grainger |
| view | Allegretto scherzando (No.3) | guitar | Behzad Mirkhani |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Gutheil | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view I. Moderato · view II. Adagio sostenuto · view III. Allegro scherzando · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Gutheil | 1901 | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B, A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbal · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Matthias W. Schmitt | 2017 | Trumpet 1, 2 (C, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 8 horns and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Gutheil | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Girolamo De Simone | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, double bass and piano |
Teo Vincent IV | — | Complete Score · view Piano Part · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Abridged Score · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1946 | Main themes, episodes - concert arrangement · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando (No.3) | Arrangement for guitar |
Behzad Mirkhani | 1997 | Second Theme · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | I. Moderato · file II. Adagio sostenuto · file III. Allegro scherzando · file |
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| view | Complete | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Gleb Ivanov (piano) and Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | I. Moderato · file II. Adagio sostenuto · file III. Allegro scherzando · file |
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| view | Complete | — | Ian Duh (piano) | For 2 Pianos (Rachmaninoff) | I. Moderato · file | |
| view | Complete | — | Behzad Mirkhani (guitar) | For Guitar (Mirkhani) | III. Allegretto scherzando: 2nd theme · file |
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