Piano Concerto No. 5

Arrangement of Symphony No 2 Reduction for 2 pianos
What if the probably most popular symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff were rewritten as a piece for piano and orchestra? This was the idea behind the ‘adaptation’ of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 into his Piano Concerto No. 5. All the while, the Russian pianist-composer Alexander Warenberg kept true to Rachmaninoff’s style. However, the four movements of the symphony had to be adapted to the common three-movement form of the piano concerto by combining the second and third movements into one ‘Adagio’. Warenberg’s arrangement has meanwhile been performed many times. A recording with Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano) is available on Brilliant Classics.

Additional Information

SKU: 48023238
UPC: 196288071365
ISBN-10: 0851628605
ISBN-13: 9780851628608
Series: BH Piano
Format: Reduction for 2 Pianos
Page Count: 116
Contributors: reduc: John Glenesk Mortimer