Fact file
| Year of birth | 1873 |
| Year of death | 1943 |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Period | 20th century |
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AmsterdamAlexander Gavrylyuk: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninov, Stravinsky
Orchestre National de Lille; Alexandre Bloch; Alexander Gavrylyuk
LondonLunchtime Recital - Clare Deniz (cello) Alan Brown (piano)
Beethoven, Rachmaninov
Clare Deniz; Alan Brown
LondonBeethoven's Moonlight and Pathétique Sonatas by candlelight
Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninov
Alexey Demchenko, Piano
AmsterdamNino Gvetadze plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3
Fiumara, Beethoven, Rachmaninov
JeugdOrkest Nederland; Jurjen Hempel; Nino Gvetadze
LondonProm 38: Late Night
Rachmaninov: All Night Vigil ("Vespers") for choir, Op.37
Sigvards Kļava; Latvian Radio Choir
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List of works
10 Preludes, Op.2313 Preludes, Op.325 Stücke im Volkston, Op.1026 Moments musicaux, Op.166 Morceaux pour piano à 4 mains, Op.11All Night Vigil ("Vespers") for choir, Op.37All-night vigil, Op.37: Come, let us worship (Priidite, poklonimsya)Anna KareninaBarcarolle in G minor, Op.10 no.3Caprice Bohémien, Op.12Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19Cinq Morceaux de fantasie, Op.3Daisies, Op.38 no.3Deux Morceaux de Salon, Op. 6Do you remember the evening?Elégie for piano, Op.3 no.1Etudes-Tableaux: selectionEtudes-tableaux, Op.39How fair this spot (Zdes' khorosho), Op.21 no.7How long, my friend, Op.4 no.6Humoresque in G major, Op.10 no.5I fell in love, to my sorrow, (Poljubila ja na pechal’ svoju) Op.8 no.4I was with her, Op.14 no.4In my soul, Op.14 no.10In the silence of the secret night (V molchan'ji nochi tajnoj), Op.4 no.3Lied for Cello and Piano in F minorLiturgy of St John Chrysostom for choir, Op.31Oh thou, my field, Op.4 no.5Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.28Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36Piano Trio no. 1 in G minor "Trio Élégiaque"Piano Trio no. 2 in D minor, "Trio Élégiaque", Op.9Polichinelle for piano, Op.3 no.4Prelude in B flat major, Op.23 no.2Prelude in B minor, Op.32 no.10Prelude in C minor, Op.23 no.7Prelude in C sharp minor for piano, Op.3 no.2Prelude in D flat major, Op.32 no.13Prelude in D major, Op.23 no.4Prelude in D minor, Op.23 no.3Prelude in E flat major, Op.23 no.6Prelude in F sharp minor, Op.23 no.1Prelude in G major, Op.32 no.5Prelude in G minor, Op.23 no.5Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 no.12Preludes: selectionPreludio en do sostenido menor, Op.3 núm. 2Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43Sing not to me, beautiful maiden (Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne), Op.4 no.4Small Island, Op.14 no.2Songs - variousString quartet no. 1 Romance and Scherzo (incomplete)Suite no. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux" for Two Pianos, Op.5Suite no. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17Symphonic Dances, Op.45Symphony no. 1 in D minor, Op.13Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Op.44Tarantelle in C minor, Suite no. 2 for two pianos, Op.17 no.4The Bells, for choir and orchestra, Op.35The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic poem, Op.29Valse, piano duet, Op.11 no.4Variations on a theme of Chopin in C minor for piano, Op.22Variations on a theme of Corelli in D minor for piano, Op.42Vespers (Bogoroditsye Dyevo), Op.37: Ave MariaVespers, Op.37: Nunc Dimittis (Nyne otpushchayeshi)Vespers: Bogoroditse Devo, raduisyaVocalise, Op.34 no.14We shall rest, Op.26 no.3Étude-Tableau in C minor, Op.39 no.7Étude-Tableau in D major, Op.39 no.9