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{{Short description|Composition for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff}} |
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'''Suite No. 2''', Op. 17, is a composition for two pianos by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], written in [[Italy]] in the first months of 1901. Alongside his [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Second Piano Concerto, Op. 18]], it confirmed a return of creativity for the composer after four unproductive years caused by the negative critical reception of his [[Symphony No. 1 (Rachmaninoff)|First Symphony, Op. 13]]. The Suite was first performed on November 24 that year by the composer and his cousin [[Alexander Siloti]]. |
'''Suite No. 2''', Op. 17, is a composition for two pianos by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], written in [[Italy]] in the first months of 1901. Alongside his [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Second Piano Concerto, Op. 18]], it confirmed a return of creativity for the composer after four unproductive years caused by the negative critical reception of his [[Symphony No. 1 (Rachmaninoff)|First Symphony, Op. 13]]. The Suite was first performed on November 24 that year by the composer and his cousin [[Alexander Siloti]]. |
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#[[Tarantella|Tarantelle]] (Presto, in [[C minor]]) |
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In [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1940s, just before Rachmaninoff's death, he and [[Vladimir Horowitz]] were at a party and played the piece, the only time they ever did.<ref>{{Harvnb|Bertensson|Leyda|1956|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KM-dgfOaIIkC&pg=PA371 371]}}</ref> The Suite No. 2 was arranged for piano and orchestra by [[Lee Hoiby]]. A 1968 performance by [[Lawrence Foster]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], with Lee Hoiby on piano, was released in 1994 by [[Citadel Records]]. |
In [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1940s, just before Rachmaninoff's death, he and [[Vladimir Horowitz]] were at a party and played the piece, the only time they ever did.<ref>{{Harvnb|Bertensson|Leyda|1956|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KM-dgfOaIIkC&pg=PA371 371]}}</ref> The Suite No. 2 was arranged for piano and orchestra by [[Lee Hoiby]]. A 1968 performance by [[Lawrence Foster]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], with Lee Hoiby on piano, was released in 1994 by [[Citadel Records]]. An orchestration by David Stanhope has also been completed.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} |
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Australian pianist and composer, David Stanhope, orchestrated the suite, and recorded it using his "virtual orchestra". |
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Suite No. 2, Op. 17, is a composition for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in Italy in the first months of 1901. Alongside his Second Piano Concerto, Op. 18, it confirmed a return of creativity for the composer after four unproductive years caused by the negative critical reception of his First Symphony, Op. 13. The Suite was first performed on November 24 that year by the composer and his cousin Alexander Siloti.
In contrast to the First Suite for Two Pianos, the work is not based on literature, and its form tends to approach the traditional suite.[1] The movements are:
- Introduction (Alla marcia, in C major)
- Valse (Presto, in G major)
- Romance (Andantino, in A-flat major)
- Tarantelle (Presto, in C minor)
In Los Angeles in the early 1940s, just before Rachmaninoff's death, he and Vladimir Horowitz were at a party and played the piece, the only time they ever did.[2] The Suite No. 2 was arranged for piano and orchestra by Lee Hoiby. A 1968 performance by Lawrence Foster and the London Symphony Orchestra, with Lee Hoiby on piano, was released in 1994 by Citadel Records. An orchestration by David Stanhope has also been completed.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Tranchefort, François-René (1987). Guide de la musique de piano et de clavecin. Fayard.
- ^ Bertensson & Leyda 1956, p. 371
Sources
- Bertensson, Sergei; Leyda, Jay (1956). Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33817-4..
External links
- Suite No. 2 for two pianos: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance by Robert Levin & Ya-Fei Chuang from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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