Piano Concerto No.3, Mvt.1 // RACHMANINOFF

The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 composed in 1909 by Sergei Rachmaninoff has the reputation of being one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire. The first movement revolves around a diatonic melody that soon develops into complex pianistic figuration. The second theme opens with quiet exchanges between the orchestra and the piano before fully diving into the second theme in B♭ major. The first part of the first theme is restated before the movement is pulled into a loud development section which opens with toccata like quavers in the piano and reaches a loud chordal section. The whole development exhibits features similar to a canon, such as an eighth note passage in the piano in which the left hand and the right hand play overlapping figures. The movement reaches a number of ferocious climaxes, especially in the cadenza. Rachmaninoff wrote two versions of this cadenza: the chordal original, which is commonly notated as the ossia, and a second one with a lighter, toccata-like style. Both cadenzas lead into a quiet solo section where the flute, oboe, clarinet and horn restate the first theme of the exposition, accompanied by delicate arpeggios in the piano. The cadenza then ends quietly, but the piano alone continues to play a quiet development of the exposition's second theme in E♭ major before leading to the recapitulation, where the first theme is restated by the piano, with the orchestra accompanying, soon closing with a quiet, rippling coda reminiscent of the second theme. (Source: Wikipedia) ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/PianoAdventure?sub_confirmation=1 ► Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PianoAdventureX ► Like our Facebook Page: https://fb.me/PianoAdventureX ► Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PianoAdventure Movement I: Allegro ma non tanto (D minor) Work Title: Piano Concerto No.3 #Rach3 Composer: Sergei #Rachmaninoff Year of Composition: 1909 First Publication: 1910 - Moscow: A. Gutheil Dedication: Józef Hofmann (1876–1957) Piece Style: Romantic Midi: Live and sequenced by © Robert Finley Artwork: © PianoAdventure Visualization: #Synthesia