List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff at his estate Ivanovka, proofing his Piano Concerto No. 3 (1910)

The compositions of Sergei Rachmaninoff (18731943) cover a variety of musical forms and genres. Born in Russia, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev and Anton Arensky, and while there, composed some of his most famous works, including the first piano concerto (Op. 1) and the Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2). Although spread over three different opuses, he did go on to complete an important set of 24 preludes in all the major and minor keys. His Symphony No. 1 (Op. 13) was one of his first compositions as a "Free Artist" after graduation, and subsequently his first critical failure. The derision he received sent him into depression. After being sent through autosuggestive therapy, he composed his second piano concerto (Op. 18), which is still part of the major orchestra repertoire today. In 1909, he made his first tour of the United States, and composed Piano Concerto No. 3 (Op. 30), notable for its difficult cadenza. After this, due to migration from Russia in 1917 and his busy concert career, his output as a composer decreased, and during this period, he completed only six compositions. His last work, Symphonic Dances (Op. 45), was completed in 1940.

Works by musical form

Opus Title Instrumentation Date completed
Scherzo in D minororchestra1887
Manfred 1891, lost
Suite in D minor1891
Youth Symphony, unfinished 1891
Prince Rostislav 1891
7The Rock 1893
Two Don Juan Episodes 1894, lost
12Caprice bohémien 1894
13Symphony No. 1 1896
27Symphony No. 2 1908
29Isle of the Dead 1908
44Symphony No. 3 1936
45Symphonic Dances 1940
Romance in A minorviolin and piano1880s?
Cello Sonata (Op. 19). ---- Listen, excerpt 
String Quartet No. 1two violins, viola, and cello1890?
Liedcello and piano1890
Mélodie on a Theme of Rachmaninoffviolin or cello and piano1890?
Trio élégiaque No. 1violin, cello, and piano1892
2Two Pieces (Prelude, Danse orientale)cello and piano1892
6Morceaux de salon (Romance, Danse hongroise)violin and piano1893
9Trio élégiaque No. 2piano, violin, and cello1893, revised 1906 [Boosey & Hawkes ed.], 1913 [modern Russian ed.]
String Quartet No. 2two violins, viola, and cello1896?
19Cello Sonatacello and piano1901
Concerto in C minor, projectedpiano and orchestra1889
Piano Concerto No. 3 (Op. 30) is notable for its massive ossia. ---- Listen, excerpt 
1Piano Concerto No. 11891, revised 1917
18Piano Concerto No. 21901
30Piano Concerto No. 31909
40Piano Concerto No. 41926, revised 1941
43Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini1934
Étude in F-sharp major [lost]1886?
Lento in D minor1887?
Four Pieces1887 or later?
Romance, Prelude, Mélodie, Gavotte
Three Nocturnes1888
Andante cantabile, Andante maestoso-Allegro assai, Andante
Piece (Canon) in E minor1891
Prelude in F major1891
3Morceaux de fantaisie1892
Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2) is famous for its theme and coda. ---- Listen, complete 
No. 1, Élégie in E-flat minor
No. 2, Prélude in C-sharp minor
No. 3, Mélodie in E major (later revised)
No. 4, Polichinelle
No. 5, Serenade
10Morceaux de salon1894
No. 1, Nocturne in A minor
No. 2, Valse in A major
No. 3, Barcarolle in G minor
No. 4, Mélodie in E minor
No. 5, Humoresque in G major
No. 6, Romance in F minor
No. 7, Mazurka in D-flat major
Four Improvisations (with Arensky, Glazunov, Taneyev)1896
16Six moments musicaux1896
Six moments musicaux (Op. 16), range in style from the slow Andantino (pictured) to the torrential Presto. ---- Listen, excerpt 
No. 1 Andantino in B-flat minor
No. 2 Allegretto in E-flat minor
No. 3 Andante cantabile in B minor
No. 4 Presto in E minor
No. 5 Adagio sostenuto in D-flat major
No. 6 Maestoso in C major
Morceau de Fantaisie in G minor1899
Fughetta in F major1899
22Variations on a Theme of Chopin1903
23Ten Preludes1903
Prelude in G minor (Op. 23, No. 5) embodies his Russian spirit

No. 1, in F-sharp minor
No. 2, in B-flat major
No. 3, in D minor
No. 4, in D major
No. 5, in G minor

No. 6, in E-flat major
No. 7, in C minor
No. 8, in A-flat major
No. 9, in E-flat minor
No. 10, in G-flat major

28Piano Sonata No. 11908
32Thirteen Preludes1910

No. 1, in C major
No. 2, in B-flat minor
No. 3, in E major
No. 4, in E minor
No. 5, in G major
No. 6, in F minor
No. 7, in F major

No. 8, in A minor
No. 9, in A major
No. 10, in B minor
No. 11, in B major
No. 12, in G-sharp minor
No. 13, in D-flat major

33Études-Tableaux1911

No. 1, in F minor
No. 2, in C major
No. 3, in C minor
No. 4, in D minor

No. 5, in E-flat minor
No. 6, in E-flat major
No. 7, in G minor
No. 8, in C-sharp minor

36Piano Sonata No. 21913, revised 1931
39Études-Tableaux1916

No. 1, in C minor
No. 2, in A minor
No. 3, in F-sharp minor
No. 4, in B minor
No. 5, in E-flat minor

No. 6, in A minor
No. 7, in C minor
No. 8, in D minor
No. 9, in D major

Three Pieces (Prelude in D minor, Oriental Sketch, Fragments)1917
42Variations on a Theme of Corelli1931
Two Pieces (Valse, Romance)piano six hands1891
The first movement of Suite No. 2 (Op. 17) is full of idiosyncratically large and thick chords.
Russian Rhapsodytwo pianos1891
5Suite No. 1 (or Fantaisie-Tableaux for two pianos)two pianos1893
Romance in G majorpiano duet1894?
11Six Morceauxpiano duet1894
No. 1, Barcarolle
No. 2, Scherzo
No. 3, Thème Russe
No. 4, Valse
No. 5, Romance
No. 6, Slava
17Suite No. 2two pianos1901
Polka Italiennepiano duet1906?
Transcription of Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphonypiano duet1886, lost
Transcription of Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beautypiano duet1891
Transcription of Glazunov: Symphony No. 6piano duet1896
Paraphrase of Bizet: Minuet from L'Arlésiennepiano1900, revised 1922
Transcription of Franz Behr: Lachtäubchen, Op. 303 (published as Polka de W.R.)piano1911
Transcription of John Stafford Smith: The Star-Spangled Bannerpiano1918
Cadenza for Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2piano1919
Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesleidpiano1921
Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsipiano1923
Paraphrase of Schubert: Wohin? (D795/2)piano1925
Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesfreudpiano1925
Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsipiano and violin1926
Paraphrase of Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebeepiano1929
Paraphrase of Mendelssohn: Scherzo from the Incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dreampiano1933
Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1006)piano1933 or 1934
Paraphrase of Tchaikovsky: Lullabypiano1941
Esmeralda, projected1888
Aleko1892
24The Miserly Knight1904
25Francesca da Rimini1905
Salammbô, projected1906
Monna Vanna, unfinished1908
Deus Meussix-part mixed chorus1890?
O Mother of God Perpetually Praying: a Choral Concerto in G minor mixed chorus1893
Chorus of Spiritsmixed chorus1894?
Song of the Nightingalefour-part mixed chorus and piano1894?
15Six Choruses for Women's or Children's Voices Women's or Children's chorus1895
Be Praised, Night, The Pine, The Waves Slumbered, Slavery, The Angel
Panteley the Healermixed chorus1899
20Spring, cantatabaritone solo, chorus, and orchestra1902
31Liturgy of St. John Chrysostomchorus1910
35The Bellsvoice soloists, chorus, and orchestra1913
37All-Night Vigilchorus1915
41Three Russian Songschorus and orchestra1927
"Again you are Bestirred, my Heart"1890 or 1893
"At the Gates of the Holy Cloister"1890
Two Boris monologues1891?
"C'etait en Avril"1891
"Dusk was Falling"1891
4Six Songs1890–1893
The lyrics of "Oh, My Corn Field!" (Op. 4, No. 5) are based on a text by Aleksei Tolstoy that laments a failed harvest. ---- Listen, excerpt 
"Oh No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave!", "Morning", "In the Silence of the Secret Night", "Sing not, O Lovely One", "Oh, My Corn Field!", "It Was Not Long Ago, My Friend"
"Song of the Disenchanted,"1893?
"Do you Remember the Evening?"1893?
"The Flower Died"1893
8Six Songs1893
"Water Lily", "My Child, Your Beauty is That of a Flower", "Thoughts, Reflections", "I Fell in Love, To My Sorrow", "A Dream", "Prayer"
14Twelve Songs1896
"I Await You", "Small Island", "How Fleeting is Delight in Love", "I was with Her", "Summer Nights", "You are so Beloved by All", "Do Not Believe me, Friend", "Oh, do not Grieve", "She is as Beautiful as Midday", "In my Soul", "Spring Torrents", "It is Time!"
"Were you Hiccupping?"1899
"Night"1900
21Twelve Songs1902
"Fate", "By a Fresh Grave", "Twilight", "They Replied", "Lilacs", "Fragment from 'de Musset'", "How Peaceful", "On the Death of a Linnet", "Melody", "Before the Icon", "I am not a Prophet", "How Pained I am"
26Fifteen Songs1906
"There are Many Sounds", "All was Taken from Me", "We shall Rest", "Two Farewells", "Let us Leave, my Sweet", "Christ is Risen", "To the Children", "Beg for Mercy", "I am Again Alone", "At my Window", "The Fountain", Night is Sorrowful", "Yesterday we Met", "The Ring", "All Passes"
"Letter to Stanislavsky"1908
34Fourteen Songs1912
Vocalise (Op. 34, No. 14) is a slow piece either sung without words or played on a string instrument.
"The Muse", "In the Soul of Each of Us", "The Storm", "The Migrant Wind", "Arion", "The Raising of Lazarus", "It Cannot Be", "Music", "You Knew Him", "I Remember that Day", "The Herald", "What Happiness", "Dissonance", "Vocalise"
"From the Gospel of St. John"1915
"Prayer"1916
"All Things Wish to Sing"1916
38Six Songs1916
"At Night in my Garden", "To Her", "Daisies", "The Pied Piper", "Sleep", "A-oo!"

Chronological

Composed Opus Title Instrumentation
1880Romance in A minorviolin and piano
1886Transcription of Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphonypiano duet
1886Étude in F-sharp majorpiano
1887Lento in D minorpiano
1887Four Pieces: Romance, Prelude, Mélodie, Gavottepiano
1887Scherzo in D minororchestra
1888Three Nocturnes: Andante cantabile, Andante maestoso-Allegro assai, Andantepiano
1888Esmeraldaopera
1889Concerto in C minorpiano and orchestra
1890String Quartet No. 1two violins, viola, and cello
1890Liedcello and piano
1890Melodie on a Theme of Rachmaninoffviolin/cello and piano
1890–11 Piano Concerto No. 1, revised 1917piano concerto
1890–1Transcription of Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beautypiano duet
1890–1Two Pieces (Valse, Romance)piano six hands
1890–1Piece (Canon) in D minorpiano
1890"At the Gates of the Holy Cloister"solo voice and piano
1890"Nothing Shall I Say You"solo voice and piano
1890Deus Meussix-part mixed chorus
1890–1Manfred, symphonic poemorchestra
1891Suite in D minororchestra
1891Youth Symphonyorchestra
1891Prince Rostislav, symphonic poemorchestra
1891Two Boris monologuessolo voice and piano
1891"C'etait en Avril"solo voice and piano
1891"Dusk was Falling"solo voice and piano
1891Prelude in F majorpiano
1891Symphonic Movement in D minororchestra
1891Russian Rhapsodytwo pianos
1891–22Two Pieces (Prelude, Danse Orientale)cello and piano
1892Trio élégiaque in G minorviolin, cello, and piano
1892Alekoopera
18923Cinq Morceaux de Fantaisiepiano
No. 1, Élégie in E-flat minor
No. 2, Prélude in C-sharp minor
No. 3, Mélodie in E major (later revised)
No. 4, Polichinelle
No. 5, Serenade
1893"Again you are Bestirred, my Heart"
1893"Song of the Disenchanted,"solo voice and piano
1893"Do you Remember the Evening?"solo voice and piano
1893"The Flower Died"solo voice and piano
1893O Mother of God Perpetually Prayingmixed chorus
18934Six Songssolo voice and piano
"Oh No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave!"
"Morning"
"In the Silence of the Secret Night"
"Sing not, O Lovely One"
"Oh, My Corn Field!"
"It Was Not Long Ago, My Friend"
18935Suite No. 1 (or Fantaisie-Tableaux)two pianos
18936Deux Morceaux de Salon (Romance, Danse hongroise)violin and piano
18937The Rock, symphonic poemorchestra
18938Six Songs
"Water Lily"
"My Child, Your Beauty is That of a Flower"
"Thoughts, Reflections"
"I Fell in Love, To My Sorrow"
"A Dream"
"Prayer"
18939Trio élégiaque No. 2, revised 1906piano, violin, and cello
1893–410Sept Morceaux de Salonpiano
No. 1, Nocturne in A minor
No. 2, Valse in A major
No. 3, Barcarolle in G minor
No. 4, Mélodie in E minor
No. 5, Humoresque in G major
No. 6, Romance in F minor
No. 7, Mazurka in D-flat major
1894Chorus of Spiritsmixed chorus
1894Song of the Nightingalefour-part mixed chorus and piano
1894Romance in G majorpiano duet
189411Six Morceauxpiano duet
No. 1, Barcarolle
No. 2, Scherzo
No. 3, Thème Russe
No. 4, Valse
No. 5, Romance
No. 6, Slava
1894Two Don Juan Episodesorchestra
189412Capriccio Bohémienorchestra
189513Symphony No. 1orchestra
1894–614Twelve Songs
"I Await You"
"Small Island"
"How Fleeting is Delight in Love"
"I was with Her"
"Summer Nights"
"You are so Beloved by All"
"Do Not Believe me, Friend"
"Oh, do not Grieve"
"She is as Beautiful as Midday"
"In my Soul"
"Spring Torrents"
"It is Time!"
1895–615Six Choruses for Women's or Children's VoicesWomen's or Children's chorus
Be Praised
Night
The Pine
The Waves Slumbered
Slavery
The Angel
1896String Quartet No. 2two violins, viola, and cello
1896Four Improvisations (with Arensky, Glazunov, Taneyev)piano
189616Six Moments Musicauxpiano
No. 1 Andantino in B-flat minor
No. 2 Allegretto in E-flat minor
No. 3 Andante cantabile in B minor
No. 4 Presto in E minor
No. 5 Adagio sostenuto in D-flat major
No. 6 Maestoso in C major
1896Transcription of Glazunov: Symphony No. 6piano duet
1899Morceau de Fantaisie in G minorpiano
1899Fughetta in F majorpiano
1899Panteley the Healermixed chorus
1899"Were you Hiccupping?"solo voice and piano
1900"Night"solo voice and piano
1900Paraphrase of Bizet: Minuet from L'Arlésienne, revised 1922piano
1900–117Suite No. 2two pianos
1900–118Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minorpiano concerto
190119Cello Sonata in G minorcello and piano
190220Spring Cantatabaritone solo, chorus, and orchestra
1900–221Twelve Songs
"Fate"
"By a Fresh Grave"
"Twilight"
"They Replied"
"Lilacs"
"Fragment from 'de Musset'"
"How Peaceful"
"On the Death of a Linnet"
Melody"
"Before the Icon"
"I am not a Prophet"
"How Pained I am"
190322Variations on a Theme of Chopinpiano
1901–323Ten Preludespiano
No. 1, in F-sharp minor
No. 2, in B-flat major
No. 3, in D minor
No. 4, in D major
No. 5, in G minor
No. 6, in E-flat major
No. 7, in C minor
No. 8, in A-flat major
No. 9, in E-flat minor
No. 10, in G-flat major
1903–524The Miserly Knightopera
1904–525Francesca da Riminiopera
1906Salammbôopera
1906Polka Italiennepiano duet
190626Fifteen Songs
"There are Many Sounds"
"All was Taken from Me"
"We shall Rest"
"Two Farewells"
"Let us Leave, my Sweet"
"Christ is Risen"
"To the Children"
"Beg for Mercy"
"I am Again Alone"
"At my Window"
"The Fountain"
"Night is Sorrowful"
"Yesterday we Met"
"The Ring"
"All Passes"
1906–727Symphony No. 2orchestra
1906–8Monna Vannaopera
190828Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minorpiano
1908"Letter to Stanislavsky"
190929The Isle of the Dead, symphonic poemorchestra
190930Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minorpiano concerto
191031Liturgy of St. John Chrysostomunaccompanied mixed chorus
191032Thirteen Preludespiano
No. 1, in C major
No. 2, in B-flat minor
No. 3, in E major
No. 4, in E minor
No. 5, in G major
No. 6, in F minor
No. 7, in F major
No. 8, in A minor
No. 9, in A major
No. 10, in B minor
No. 11, in B major
No. 12, in G-sharp minor
No. 13, in D-flat major
1911Transcription of Franz Behr: Lachtäubchen, Op. 303 (published as Polka de W.R.)piano
191133Études-Tableaux
No. 1, in F minor
No. 2, in C major
No. 3, in C minor
No. 4, in D minor
No. 5, in E-flat minor
No. 6, in E-flat major
No. 7, in G minor
No. 8, in C-sharp minor
1910–234Fourteen Songs
"The Muse"
"In the Soul of Each of Us"
"The Storm"
"The Migrant Wind"
"Arion"
"The Raising of Lazarus"
"It Cannot Be"
"Music"
"You Knew Him"
"I Remember that Day"
"The Herald"
"What Happiness"
"Dissonance"
"Vocalise"
191335The Bellsvoice soloists, chorus, and orchestra
191336Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, revised 1931piano
1915"From the Gospel of St. John"solo voice and piano
191537All-Night Vigilunaccompanied mixed chorus
1916"Prayer"solo voice and piano
1916"All Things Wish to Sing"solo voice and piano
191638Six Songs
"At Night in my Garden"
"To Her"
"Daisies"
"The Pied Piper"
"Sleep"
"A-oo!"
191639Études-Tableauxpiano
No. 1, in C minor
No. 2, in A minor
No. 3, in F-sharp minor
No. 4, in B minor
No. 5, in E-flat minor
No. 6, in A minor
No. 7, in C minor
No. 8, in D minor
No. 9, in D major
1917Three Pieces (Prelude in D minor, Oriental Sketch, Fragments)piano
1918Paraphrase of John Stafford Smith: The Star-Spangled Bannerpiano
1919Cadenza for Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2piano
1921Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesleidpiano
1923Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsipiano
1925Paraphrase of Schubert: Wohin? (D795/2)piano
1925Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesfreudpiano
1926Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsipiano and violin
192640Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, revised 1941piano concerto
192741Three Russian Songschorus and orchestra
1929Paraphrase of Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebeepiano
193142Variations on a Theme of Corellipiano
1933Paraphrase of Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dreampiano
1934Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major (BWV 1006)piano
193443Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganinipiano and orchestra
193644Symphony No. 3orchestra
194045Symphonic Dancesorchestra
1941Paraphrase of Tchaikovsky: Lullabypiano

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