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Rachmaninoff, Sergei
1873-1943
(b Oneg, 20 March/1 April 1873; d Beverly Hills, CA, 28 March 1943). Russian
CONCERTO, PIANO, No.1, op.1, F# MINOR (history)
<1890–1891; rev 1917, 1919>
<1890–1891; rev 1917, 1919>
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There are three extant versions of this concerto:
Original version, 1891. Published originally by Gutheil; republished by Muzyka, 1971, ed. Irina Jordan & Georgi Kirkor; score and parts are available from Boosey & Hawkes, though this is not clear from the Boosey website. May be seen on the IMSLP website, imslp.org.
Intermediate version, 1917. The composer's revisions of the solo piano part, but not of all of the orchestration. Published by Muzyka, 1965, and reprinted by Kalmus, 1973 (A2418—since withdrawn), as well as Dover. Sets of parts for this version may exist, undetected, in many orchestra libraries. This too may be seen on the IMSP website, imslp.org, where a free downloadable audio file of this version may also be found.
Definitive final version, 1919. As the composer's last word on the matter, this should be the choice of performers, absent some special historical intent. Published by Gutheil, 1919; reprinted by Boosey & Hawkes (1947 miniature score) and Kalmus (A8062). Also published in a Boosey & Hawkes Masterworks score (including concertos 1 and 2) in which it is wrongly identified as the 1917 version.
Original version, 1891. Published originally by Gutheil; republished by Muzyka, 1971, ed. Irina Jordan & Georgi Kirkor; score and parts are available from Boosey & Hawkes, though this is not clear from the Boosey website. May be seen on the IMSLP website, imslp.org.
Intermediate version, 1917. The composer's revisions of the solo piano part, but not of all of the orchestration. Published by Muzyka, 1965, and reprinted by Kalmus, 1973 (A2418—since withdrawn), as well as Dover. Sets of parts for this version may exist, undetected, in many orchestra libraries. This too may be seen on the IMSP website, imslp.org, where a free downloadable audio file of this version may also be found.
Definitive final version, 1919. As the composer's last word on the matter, this should be the choice of performers, absent some special historical intent. Published by Gutheil, 1919; reprinted by Boosey & Hawkes (1947 miniature score) and Kalmus (A8062). Also published in a Boosey & Hawkes Masterworks score (including concertos 1 and 2) in which it is wrongly identified as the 1917 version.
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Because the dating on the various publications is often either absent or inaccurate, here are three simple tests to determine the version of the Piano Concerto No.1: • 1st mvt, bar 5: If the solo piano has all 8th-note triplets, this is the original version; if on the other hand the rhythm is the same as in bar 3, it is either the intermediate or definitive final version. • 2nd mvt, fig.[30]: If the bassoon has a 5-bar countermelody and the first violins are tacet until [30]+6, this is the definitive final version. • 3rd mvt, figure [53]+3: if the flute stops after 3 notes, this is the intermediate version; if it continues into the bar before [54], this is the definitive final version.
Because the dating on the various publications is often either absent or inaccurate, here are three simple tests to determine the version of the Piano Concerto No.1: • 1st mvt, bar 5: If the solo piano has all 8th-note triplets, this is the original version; if on the other hand the rhythm is the same as in bar 3, it is either the intermediate or definitive final version. • 2nd mvt, fig.[30]: If the bassoon has a 5-bar countermelody and the first violins are tacet until [30]+6, this is the definitive final version. • 3rd mvt, figure [53]+3: if the flute stops after 3 notes, this is the intermediate version; if it continues into the bar before [54], this is the definitive final version.