Biography
One of the last great Romantic composers and arguably the greatest pianist-composer of the 20th century, Rachmaninoff's four piano concertos (especially Nos. 2 and 3), two piano sonatas, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Corelli Variations, and two sets of Etudes-Tableaux are cornerstones of the concert repertoire. His large hands and legendary technical command shaped a piano style of sweeping melody, rich inner voices, and formidable physical demands.
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Works (131)
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33
- Etude-tableaux in F minor, Op. 33 No. 1 No. 1 Key F minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in C major, Op. 33 No. 2 No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in C minor, Op. 33 No. 3 No. 3 Key C minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in A minor, Op. 33 No. 4 No. 4 Key A minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in D minor, Op. 33 No. 5 No. 5 Key D minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 6 No. 6 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in G minor, Op. 33 No. 7 No. 7 Key G minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in C minor, Op. 33 No. 8 No. 8 Key C minor Difficulty
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
- Etude-tableaux in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1 No. 1 Key C minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in F-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 3 No. 3 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in B minor, Op. 39 No. 4 No. 4 Key B minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 No. 5 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in A minor, Op. 39 No. 6 No. 6 Key A minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in C minor, Op. 39 No. 7 No. 7 Key C minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in D minor, Op. 39 No. 8 No. 8 Key D minor Difficulty
- Etude-tableaux in D major, Op. 39 No. 9 No. 9 Key D major Difficulty
Miscellaneous Piano Works
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (complete) Key A minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli in D minor, Op. 42 Variations on a Theme of Corelli (complete) Key D minor Difficulty
- Oriental Sketch in B-flat major Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Daisies in F major (arr. for solo piano) Key F major Difficulty
- Fragment in A-flat major Fragment in A-flat minor Key A♭ major Difficulty
Moments musicaux, Op. 16
- Moment musical in B-flat minor, Op. 16 No. 1 No. 1 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Moment musical in E-flat minor, Op. 16 No. 2 No. 2 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Moment musical in B minor, Op. 16 No. 3 No. 3 Key B minor Difficulty
- Moment musical in E minor, Op. 16 No. 4 No. 4 Key E minor Difficulty
- Moment musical in D-flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 No. 5 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Moment musical in C major, Op. 16 No. 6 No. 6 Key C major Difficulty
- Piece in D minor (posth.) Posthumous Key D minor Difficulty
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
- Elegie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No. 1 No. 1 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 No. 2 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Melodie in E major, Op. 3 No. 3 No. 3 Key E major Difficulty
- Polichinelle in F-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 4 No. 4 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Serenade in B-flat minor, Op. 3 No. 5 No. 5 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
Morceaux de salon, Op. 10
- Nocturne in A minor, Op. 10 No. 1 No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- Valse in A major, Op. 10 No. 2 No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Barcarolle in G minor, Op. 10 No. 3 No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Melodie in E major, Op. 10 No. 4 No. 4 Key E major Difficulty
- Humoresque in G major, Op. 10 No. 5 No. 5 Key G major Difficulty
- Romance in F minor, Op. 10 No. 6 No. 6 Key F minor Difficulty
- Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 10 No. 7 No. 7 Key D♭ major Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1: I. Vivace I Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1: II. Andante II Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1: III. Allegro vivace III Key F♯ minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato I Key C minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto II Key E major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando III Key C minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto I Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo II Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: III. Finale III Key D minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro vivace I Key G minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: II. Largo II Key C major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace III Key G minor Difficulty
Piano Sonatas
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28: I. Allegro moderato Sonata No. 1 – I Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28: II. Lento Sonata No. 1 – II Key F major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28: III. Allegro molto Sonata No. 1 – III Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato Sonata No. 2 – I Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro — Lento Sonata No. 2 – II Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto Sonata No. 2 – III Key B♭ minor Difficulty
Preludes (complete)
- Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Op. 2 No. 1 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 Op. 3, No. 2 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 No. 1 Op. 23, No. 1 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 23 No. 2 Op. 23, No. 2 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 No. 3 Op. 23, No. 3 Key D minor Difficulty
- Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4 Op. 23, No. 4 Key D major Difficulty
- Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 Op. 23, No. 5 Key G minor Difficulty
- Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 23 No. 6 Op. 23, No. 6 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7 Op. 23, No. 7 Key C minor Difficulty
- Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 23 No. 8 Op. 23, No. 8 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 23 No. 9 Op. 23, No. 9 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in G-flat major, Op. 23 No. 10 Op. 23, No. 10 Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Prelude in C major, Op. 32 No. 1 Op. 32, No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 32 No. 2 Op. 32, No. 2 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in E major, Op. 32 No. 3 Op. 32, No. 3 Key E major Difficulty
- Prelude in E minor, Op. 32 No. 4 Op. 32, No. 4 Key E minor Difficulty
- Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5 Op. 32, No. 5 Key G major Difficulty
- Prelude in F minor, Op. 32 No. 6 Op. 32, No. 6 Key F minor Difficulty
- Prelude in F major, Op. 32 No. 7 Op. 32, No. 7 Key F major Difficulty
- Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8 Op. 32, No. 8 Key A minor Difficulty
- Prelude in A major, Op. 32 No. 9 Op. 32, No. 9 Key A major Difficulty
- Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 No. 10 Op. 32, No. 10 Key B minor Difficulty
- Prelude in B major, Op. 32 No. 11 Op. 32, No. 11 Key B major Difficulty
- Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12 Op. 32, No. 12 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 32 No. 13 Op. 32, No. 13 Key D♭ major Difficulty
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction Introduction Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation I Variation I Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation II Variation II Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation III Variation III Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV Variation IV Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation V Variation V Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VI Variation VI Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VII Variation VII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VIII Variation VIII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IX Variation IX Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation X Variation X Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XI Variation XI Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XII Variation XII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIII Variation XIII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIV Variation XIV Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XV Variation XV Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVI Variation XVI Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVII Variation XVII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII Variation XVIII Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIX Variation XIX Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XX Variation XX Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXI Variation XXI Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXII Variation XXII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII Variation XXIII Key A minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV Variation XXIV Key A major Difficulty
Variations on a Theme of Chopin
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin in C minor, Op. 22 No. 1 Key C minor Difficulty
Variations on a Theme of Corelli
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli in D minor, Op. 42 No. 1 Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Theme Theme Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation I Variation I Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation II Variation II Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation III Variation III Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation IV Variation IV Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation V Variation V Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation VI Variation VI Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation VII Variation VII Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation VIII Variation VIII Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation IX Variation IX Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation X Variation X Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XI Variation XI Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XII Variation XII Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIII Variation XIII Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIV Variation XIV Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XV Variation XV Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVI Variation XVI Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVII Variation XVII Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XVIII Variation XVIII Key D major Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XIX Variation XIX Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation XX Variation XX Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Coda Coda Key D minor Difficulty