List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff

This is a complete list of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943).

Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres. Born in Novgorod, Russia in 1873, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev, Alexander Siloti, Sergei Taneyev 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♯ 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 undergoing autosuggestive therapy, he regained his confidence and composed his second piano concerto (Op. 18), which is widely considered as one of the best piano concertos. In 1909, he made his first concert tour of the United States, and composed his Piano Concerto No. 3 (Op. 30), notable for its structural ingenuity and technical difficulty. After this, due to emigration from Russia in 1917 and his busy concert career, his output as a composer greatly decreased, and during this period, he completed only six compositions. His last major work, Symphonic Dances (Op. 45), was completed in the USA in 1940.

Works by musical form
{| class="wikitable " style="text-align: center;" ! Opus ! Title ! Instrumentation ! Date completed ! Excerpt
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Orchestra

 * Scherzo in D minor
 * rowspan="13"|Orchestra
 * 1887
 * Manfred
 * 1891, lost
 * Suite in D minor
 * 1891
 * Youth Symphony, unfinished
 * 1891
 * Prince Rostislav
 * 1891
 * 7
 * The Rock
 * 1893
 * Two Don Juan Episodes
 * 1894, lost
 * 12
 * Caprice bohémien
 * 1894
 * 13
 * Symphony No. 1
 * 1895
 * 27
 * Symphony No. 2
 * 1908
 * 29
 * Isle of the Dead
 * 1908
 * 44
 * Symphony No. 3
 * 1936
 * 45
 * Symphonic Dances
 * 1940
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 * Symphony No. 1
 * 1895
 * 27
 * Symphony No. 2
 * 1908
 * 29
 * Isle of the Dead
 * 1908
 * 44
 * Symphony No. 3
 * 1936
 * 45
 * Symphonic Dances
 * 1940
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 * 45
 * Symphonic Dances
 * 1940
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Chamber
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 * Romance in A minor
 * Violin & Piano
 * 1885
 * String Quartet No. 1
 * Two Violins, Viola, & Cello
 * 1890?
 * Lied|Lied in F minor
 * Cello & Piano
 * 1890
 * Mélodie on a Theme of Rachmaninoff
 * Violin or Cello & Piano
 * 1890?
 * Trio élégiaque No. 1
 * Violin, Cello, & Piano
 * 1892
 * 2
 * Two Pieces (Prelude, Danse orientale)
 * Cello & Piano
 * 1892
 * 6
 * Morceaux de salon (Romance, Danse hongroise)
 * Violin & Piano
 * 1893
 * 9
 * Trio élégiaque No. 2
 * Piano, Violin & Cello
 * 1893, revised 1906 (Boosey & Hawkes ed.), 1913 (modern Russian ed.)
 * String Quartet No. 2
 * Two Violins, Viola, & Cello
 * 1896?
 * 19
 * Cello Sonata
 * Cello & Piano
 * 1901
 * Cello Sonata, Mvt. 4 - Rachmaninoff.png (Op. 19).
 * 9
 * Trio élégiaque No. 2
 * Piano, Violin & Cello
 * 1893, revised 1906 (Boosey & Hawkes ed.), 1913 (modern Russian ed.)
 * String Quartet No. 2
 * Two Violins, Viola, & Cello
 * 1896?
 * 19
 * Cello Sonata
 * Cello & Piano
 * 1901
 * Cello Sonata, Mvt. 4 - Rachmaninoff.png (Op. 19).
 * Cello Sonata
 * Cello & Piano
 * 1901
 * Cello Sonata, Mvt. 4 - Rachmaninoff.png (Op. 19).
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Piano & Orchestra
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 * Concerto in C minor, projected
 * rowspan="6"|Piano & Orchestra
 * 1889
 * 1
 * Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor
 * 1891, revised 1917
 * 18
 * Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
 * 1901
 * 30
 * Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
 * 1909
 * Piano Concerto 3 Cadenza.png (Op. 30) is notable for its massive ossia.
 * 30
 * Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
 * 1909
 * Piano Concerto 3 Cadenza.png (Op. 30) is notable for its massive ossia.
 * Piano Concerto 3 Cadenza.png (Op. 30) is notable for its massive ossia.
 * 40
 * Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
 * 1926, revised 1941
 * 43
 * Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
 * 1934
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 * 1934
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Solo Piano
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 * Étude in F♯ major [ lost ]
 * rowspan="23" |Piano
 * 1886?
 * Song Without Words in D minor
 * 1887?
 * Lento in D minor
 * 1887?
 * Four Pieces
 * Romance / Andante, in F♯ minor
 * Prélude / Allegro, in E♭ minor
 * Mélodie / Andante, in E major
 * Gavotte / Allegro, in D major
 * 1887
 * Three Nocturnes
 * 1. Andante cantabile – Allegro vivace, in F♯ minor (1887)
 * 2. Andante maestoso – Allegro assai, in F major (1887)
 * 3. Andante – Allegro moderato, in C minor (1888)
 * 1887/88
 * Piece (Canon) in E minor
 * 1891
 * Fugue in D minor
 * 1891
 * Prelude in F major
 * 1891
 * 3
 * Morceaux de fantaisie
 * No. 1, Élégie in E♭ minor
 * No. 2, Prélude in C♯ minor
 * No. 3, Mélodie in E major (revised in 1940)
 * No. 4, Polichinelle
 * No. 5, Serenade (revised in 1940)
 * 1892
 * Prelude 3 2 Rach.png (Op. 3, No. 2) is famous for its theme and coda.
 * Fugue in D minor
 * 1891
 * Prelude in F major
 * 1891
 * 3
 * Morceaux de fantaisie
 * No. 1, Élégie in E♭ minor
 * No. 2, Prélude in C♯ minor
 * No. 3, Mélodie in E major (revised in 1940)
 * No. 4, Polichinelle
 * No. 5, Serenade (revised in 1940)
 * 1892
 * Prelude 3 2 Rach.png (Op. 3, No. 2) is famous for its theme and coda.
 * No. 4, Polichinelle
 * No. 5, Serenade (revised in 1940)
 * 1892
 * Prelude 3 2 Rach.png (Op. 3, No. 2) is famous for its theme and coda.
 * 10
 * Morceaux de salon
 * 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 (revised in 1940)
 * No. 6, Romance in F minor
 * No. 7, Mazurka in D♭ major
 * 1894
 * Four Improvisations (with Arensky, Glazunov, Taneyev)
 * 1896
 * 16
 * Six moments musicaux
 * No. 1 Andantino in B♭ minor
 * No. 2 Allegretto in E♭ minor
 * No. 3 Andante cantabile in B minor
 * No. 4 Presto in E minor
 * No. 5 Adagio sostenuto in D♭ major
 * No. 6 Maestoso in C major
 * 1896
 * Moments Musicaux 1.png (Op. 16), range in style from the slow Andantino (pictured) to the torrential Presto.
 * No. 5 Adagio sostenuto in D♭ major
 * No. 6 Maestoso in C major
 * 1896
 * Moments Musicaux 1.png (Op. 16), range in style from the slow Andantino (pictured) to the torrential Presto.
 * Morceau de Fantaisie in G minor
 * 1899
 * Fughetta in F major
 * 1899
 * 22
 * Variations on a Theme of Chopin
 * 1903
 * 23
 * Ten Preludes
 * No. 1, in F♯ minor
 * No. 2, in B♭ major
 * No. 3, in D minor
 * No. 4, in D major
 * No. 5, in G minor
 * No. 6, in E♭ major
 * No. 7, in C minor
 * No. 8, in A♭ major
 * No. 9, in E♭ minor
 * No. 10, in G♭ major
 * 1903
 * Prelude 23 5.png (Op. 23, No. 5) embodies his Russian spirit.]]
 * 28
 * Piano Sonata No. 1
 * 1908
 * 32
 * Thirteen Preludes
 * No. 1, in C major
 * No. 2, in B♭ 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♯ minor
 * No. 13, in D♭ major
 * 1910
 * 33
 * Études-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♭ minor
 * No. 6, in E♭ major
 * No. 7, in G minor
 * No. 8, in C♯ minor
 * 1911
 * Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 7.png begins with soft arpeggios played at the pianissimo volume.]]
 * No. 1, in F minor
 * No. 2, in C major
 * No. 3, in C minor
 * No. 4, in D minor
 * No. 5, in E♭ minor
 * No. 6, in E♭ major
 * No. 7, in G minor
 * No. 8, in C♯ minor
 * 1911
 * Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 7.png begins with soft arpeggios played at the pianissimo volume.]]


 * 36
 * Piano Sonata No. 2
 * 1913, revised 1931
 * 39
 * Études-Tableaux
 * No. 1, in C minor
 * No. 2, in A minor
 * No. 3, in F♯ minor
 * No. 4, in B minor
 * No. 5, in E♭ minor
 * No. 6, in A minor
 * No. 7, in C minor
 * No. 8, in D minor
 * No. 9, in D major
 * 1916
 * Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableaux No. 9, Op. 39.png opens in a giant chordal flourish.]]
 * Four Pieces
 * Prelude in D minor
 * Piano Piece in A-Flat Major
 * Oriental Sketch
 * Fragments
 * 1917
 * 42
 * Variations on a Theme of Corelli
 * 1931
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 * 42
 * Variations on a Theme of Corelli
 * 1931
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Other Piano

 * Two Pieces (Valse, Romance)
 * Piano - Six Hands
 * 1891
 * Russian Rhapsody
 * Two Pianos
 * 1891
 * 5
 * Suite No. 1 (or Fantaisie-Tableaux for two pianos)
 * Two Pianos
 * 1893
 * Romance in G major
 * Piano Duet
 * 1894?
 * 11
 * Six Morceaux
 * No. 1, Barcarolle
 * No. 2, Scherzo
 * No. 3, Thème Russe
 * No. 4, Valse
 * No. 5, Romance
 * No. 6, Slava
 * Piano Duet
 * 1894
 * 17
 * Suite No. 2
 * Two Pianos
 * 1901
 * Suite No. 2, Rachmaninoff.png (Op. 17) is full of idiosyncratically large and thick chords.]]
 * Polka Italienne
 * Piano Duet
 * 1906?
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 * 17
 * Suite No. 2
 * Two Pianos
 * 1901
 * Suite No. 2, Rachmaninoff.png (Op. 17) is full of idiosyncratically large and thick chords.]]
 * Polka Italienne
 * Piano Duet
 * 1906?
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 * 1906?
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Transcriptions

 * -Transcription of schubert "the brooklet"
 * Transcription of Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
 * Piano Duet
 * 1886, lost
 * Transcription of Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
 * Piano Duet
 * 1891
 * Transcription of Glazunov: Symphony No. 6
 * Piano Duet
 * 1896
 * Paraphrase of Bizet: Minuet from L'Arlésienne
 * Piano
 * 1900, revised 1922
 * Transcription of Franz Behr: Lachtäubchen, Op. 303 (published as Polka de W.R.)
 * Piano
 * 1911
 * Transcription of John Stafford Smith: The Star-Spangled Banner
 * Piano
 * 1918
 * Cadenza for Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
 * Piano
 * 1919
 * Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesleid
 * Piano
 * 1921
 * Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsi
 * Piano
 * 1923
 * Paraphrase of Schubert: Wohin? (D795/2)
 * Piano
 * 1925
 * Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesfreud
 * Piano
 * 1925
 * Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsi
 * Piano & Violin
 * 1926
 * Paraphrase of Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
 * Piano
 * 1929
 * Paraphrase of Mendelssohn: Scherzo from the Incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
 * Piano
 * 1933
 * Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1006)
 * Piano
 * 1933 or 1934
 * - id="BWV 1006"
 * Paraphrase of Tchaikovsky: Lullaby (Cradle Song Op.16, No.1)
 * Piano
 * 1941
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 * Paraphrase of Kreisler: Liebesfreud
 * Piano
 * 1925
 * Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsi
 * Piano & Violin
 * 1926
 * Paraphrase of Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
 * Piano
 * 1929
 * Paraphrase of Mendelssohn: Scherzo from the Incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
 * Piano
 * 1933
 * Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1006)
 * Piano
 * 1933 or 1934
 * - id="BWV 1006"
 * Paraphrase of Tchaikovsky: Lullaby (Cradle Song Op.16, No.1)
 * Piano
 * 1941
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 * Paraphrase of Bach: movements from Partita No. 3 in E major for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1006)
 * Piano
 * 1933 or 1934
 * - id="BWV 1006"
 * Paraphrase of Tchaikovsky: Lullaby (Cradle Song Op.16, No.1)
 * Piano
 * 1941
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 * 1941
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Operas

 * ||Esmeralda, projected||||1888
 * ||Aleko (Алеко)||||1892
 * 24||The Miserly Knight (Скупой рыцарь)||||1904
 * 25||Francesca da Rimini (Франческа да Римини)||||1905
 * ||Salammbô, projected||||1906
 * ||Monna Vanna, unfinished||||1908
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 * 25||Francesca da Rimini (Франческа да Римини)||||1905
 * ||Salammbô, projected||||1906
 * ||Monna Vanna, unfinished||||1908
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 * ||Monna Vanna, unfinished||||1908
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Choral works

 * ||Deus Meus|| Six-Part Mixed Chorus || 1890?
 * ||O Mother of God Perpetually Praying: a Choral Concerto in G minor ||Mixed Chorus||1893
 * ||Chorus of Spirits||Mixed Chorus||1894?
 * ||Song of the Nightingale||Four-Part Mixed Chorus & Piano||1894?
 * 15||Six Choruses for Women's or Children's Voices
 * Be Praised
 * Night
 * The Pine
 * The Waves Slumbered
 * Slavery
 * The Angel
 * Women's or Children's Chorus||1895
 * ||Panteley the Healer||Mixed Chorus||1899
 * 20||Spring, cantata||Baritone Solo, Chorus, & Orchestra||1902
 * 31||Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom||chorus||1910
 * 35||The Bells||Voice Soloists, Chorus, & Orchestra||1913
 * 37||All-Night Vigil||Chorus||1915
 * 41||Three Russian Songs||Chorus & Orchestra||1927
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 * 20||Spring, cantata||Baritone Solo, Chorus, & Orchestra||1902
 * 31||Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom||chorus||1910
 * 35||The Bells||Voice Soloists, Chorus, & Orchestra||1913
 * 37||All-Night Vigil||Chorus||1915
 * 41||Three Russian Songs||Chorus & Orchestra||1927
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 * 37||All-Night Vigil||Chorus||1915
 * 41||Three Russian Songs||Chorus & Orchestra||1927
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 * 41||Three Russian Songs||Chorus & Orchestra||1927
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Solo Voice & Piano
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 * ||"Again you are Bestirred, my Heart"||||1890 or 1893
 * ||"At the Gates of the Holy Cloister"||||1890
 * ||Two monologues from Boris Godunov, opera by Mussorgsky||||1891?
 * ||"C'était en avril"||||1891
 * ||"Dusk was Falling"||||1891
 * 4||Six Songs
 * "Oh No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave!"
 * "Morning"
 * "In the Silence of the Secret Night"
 * "Sing not, O Lovely One"
 * "The Harvest of Sorrow"
 * "It Was Not Long Ago, My Friend"
 * ||1890–1893
 * Corn song, Rachmaninoff.png that laments a failed harvest.
 * "In the Silence of the Secret Night"
 * "Sing not, O Lovely One"
 * "The Harvest of Sorrow"
 * "It Was Not Long Ago, My Friend"
 * ||1890–1893
 * Corn song, Rachmaninoff.png that laments a failed harvest.
 * ||"Song of the Disenchanted,"||||1893?
 * ||"Do you Remember the Evening?"||||1893?
 * ||"The Flower Died"||||1893
 * 8||Six Songs
 * "Water Lily"
 * "My Child, Your Beauty is That of a Flower"
 * "Thoughts, Reflections"
 * "I Fell in Love, To My Sorrow"
 * "A Dream"
 * "Prayer"
 * ||1893
 * 14||Twelve 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!"
 * ||1896
 * ||"Were you Hiccupping?"||||1899
 * ||"Night"||||1900
 * 21||Twelve 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"
 * ||1902
 * 26||Fifteen 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
 * ||"Letter to Stanislavsky"||||1908
 * 34||Fourteen 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" (listed separately below)
 * ||1912
 * Vocalise, Rachmaninoff.png'' (Op. 34, No. 14) is sung without words and has been arranged for many different instrument combinations.]]
 * ||"Vocalise"||||1915
 * ||"From the Gospel of St. John"||||1915
 * ||"Prayer"||||1916
 * ||"All Things Wish to Sing"||||1916
 * 38||Six Songs
 * "At Night in my Garden"
 * "To Her"
 * "Daisies"
 * "The Pied Piper"
 * "Sleep"
 * "A-oo!"
 * ||1916
 * }
 * ||"From the Gospel of St. John"||||1915
 * ||"Prayer"||||1916
 * ||"All Things Wish to Sing"||||1916
 * 38||Six Songs
 * "At Night in my Garden"
 * "To Her"
 * "Daisies"
 * "The Pied Piper"
 * "Sleep"
 * "A-oo!"
 * ||1916
 * }
 * "The Pied Piper"
 * "Sleep"
 * "A-oo!"
 * ||1916
 * }