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Link: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) [revise lead section last]

History
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Instrumentation
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Structure
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Recordings
Portions of the concerto were first recorded on 31 December 1923 and 3 January 1924, where Rachmaninoff soloed under Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The technological recording limitations of his day meant that the orchestra had to be reduced, and the recordings had to be cut into four minute sections. Nonetheless, they produced an acoustic recording of the second movement and parts of the third on December. It dissatisfied the composer, which prompted a successful rerecording of the two movements on January, this time encompassing the whole third movement. It was not until December 1924 when Rachmaninoff decided to record the first movement, although after three attempts he dismissed its ending. With newer recording technology, Rachmaninoff reunited with Stokowski in April 1929 to rectify the situation, now with a full orchestra. The full concerto was electrically recorded and produced by Victor Talking Machine Company, [neccessary? --- with whom he had a recording contract since 1920.] The composer has also recorded a performance of the second movement on an unpublished piano roll for Ampico. It was first performed in the Bismarck Pavilion Theatre in 16 July 1983.

[Contemporaries]

[Modern recordings + recording legacy]

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Transcriptions and derivative works
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Books and journals

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 * (Score contains markings by Leonard Bernstein)
 * (Score contains markings by Leonard Bernstein)
 * (Score contains markings by Leonard Bernstein)
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