Sergei Rachmaninow

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One of Rachmaninoff's most often performed piano preludes, this is sure success on any brass program. A march-like opening section shows off the low brass with the upper parts punctuating the melody w...

Rachmaninoff spielte seine anspruchsvollen Preludes allein auf dem Klavier – und auch, wenn sich Blechbläser zu zehnt an diese Stücke wagen, sind sie eine Herausforderung! Diese sechs Preludes sind se...

The dark, brooding tone of this piece is an ideal setting for the low brass quartet and the lyrical section in the middle is able to retain its light, wandering texture even without the filigree prese...

In addition to 4 piano concertos Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) also wrote some symphonies. The clarinet solo from the adagio in his second symphony opus 27 is probably one of the most beautiful melod...