Piano solo
Piano duo, trio & quartet
Piano solo
Piano duo, trio & quartet
Two pianos and choir
Four-hand piano and orchestra
Chamber
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S. Rachmaninoff. Vocalise op 34/14
For piano solo
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Published by Schott Music, 2015
Printed edition is available only in complete volume
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Recordings
performed by V. Gryaznov
My notes
Listen to the complete album, recorded on the Steinway & Sons label
Rachmaninov’s songs can be seen as a great platform for producing transcriptions, the author himself has founded this tradition. Rachmaninov’s Vocalise is evidently one of the most popular romances among transcribers. It is worth mentioning, however, that Sergei Vasilievich did not write his version for piano, but wrote it for an orchestra. It was that special symphonic sound and development I tried to achieve in my transcription, while trying to keep the romance without any pianistic tricks.