Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 premiered on November 6 1936, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The symphony does not follow the traditional four movement pattern. It is approximately forty minutes long.
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Background
Rachmaninoff composed his Third Symphony between June 1935 and June 1936, a few years after composing his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli, before which he had not composed for quite some years). He composed it while being at Villa Senar he built on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
Movements
- Lento - Allegro moderato - Allegro
- Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace
- Allegro - Allegro vivace - Allegro (Tempo primo) - Allegretto - Allegro vivace.
Selected Recordings
- Sergei Rachmaninoff conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, recorded in 1939.
- David Zinman conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, recorded May 1994.
References
- Mann, William. CD pamphlet: "Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3, The Rock -- Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglund". RCA Victor. Recorded June 20-22, 1988, in Philharmonic Hall, Stockholm.
External links
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No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 · No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 · No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 · Youth Symphony in D minor |
