Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - Rachmaninoff Accolay - With a detailed foreword

- With a detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)

issued in many editions as sonata for piano and violin

Publications of music were a rarity in those days

and of Bach’s arrangement (which has come down to us as an autograph) for harpsichord and orchestra

His forewords introduce these little gems and include tips for successful first concerts

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - Rachmaninoff Accolay - With a detailed forewordRachmaninoffs legendary Opus 18, often lovingly referred to as Rach 2, is for many the epitome of the Romantic piano concerto. Following its acclaimed premiere in Moscow in 1901, it proved to be a show stopper around the globe, finally helping cement Rachmaninoffs international reputation as a composer. To this day, the concertos enchanting themes and elegiac melodies in the strings are considered the trademark of Rachmaninoff, indeed, of Russian