Concierto para piano 3 rachmaninov biography

Title:Piano Concerto No.3, op.30, D minor
Composer:Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Last time performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic:Last performed October 13, 1990 with Andrew Massey conducting and soloist Jeffrey Siegel.

In addition to a solo piano, this piece is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.

The Story:The composition of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto in 1909 is mysterious.

The composer made no mention of it in his writings until much later, and his family did not even know he was composing the work until it was finished.

Concierto para piano 3 rachmaninov biography

This situation could have been due to the concerto’s connection with Rachmaninoff’s dreaded upcoming tour of the United States. As the time of the tour approached, he hated the idea more and more, but he had a contract that could not be broken.

As it turned out, the tour was a succe