Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
PianoLate RomanticConcerto~33 minprofessional
Written after Rachmaninoff's recovery from a creative crisis, this concerto opens with the famous bell-like chords that build from pianissimo to the sweeping main theme. The slow movement's opening clarinet and flute melody over piano arpeggios is one of the most beautiful passages in all of music.
Editions
Boosey & Hawkes
Original publication, 1901
The standard Boosey & Hawkes edition. Based on the composer's own revisions.
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Muzyka
Pavel Lamm, 1947
Russian critical edition from the collected works. Includes some alternate readings from Rachmaninoff's manuscripts.
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