Piano Concerto No.1, Mvt.1 // RACHMANINOFF

Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 1, in 1891, at age 18. He dedicated the work to Alexander Siloti. He revised the work thoroughly in 1917. Revision and current structure: The public was already familiar with the Second and Third Concertos before Rachmaninoff revised the First in 1917. The First is very different from his later works; in exchange for less memorable melodies, this concerto incorporates elements of youthful vivacity and impetuosity. The differences between the 1890–1891 original and the 1917 revision reveal a tremendous amount about the composer's development in the intervening years. There is a considerable thinning of texture in the orchestral and piano parts and much material that made the original version diffuse and episodic is removed. Of all the revisions Rachmaninoff made to various works, this one was perhaps the most successful. Using an acquired knowledge of harmony, orchestration, piano technique and musical form, he transformed an early, immature composition into a concise, spirited work. Nevertheless, he was perturbed that the revised work did not become popular with the public. He said to Albert Swan, "I have rewritten my First Concerto; it is really good now. All the youthful freshness is there, and yet it plays itself so much more easily. And nobody pays any attention. When I tell them in America that I will play the First Concerto, they do not protest, but I can see by their faces that they would prefer the Second or Third." (Source: Wikipedia) ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/PianoAdventure?sub_confirmation=1 ► Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PianoAdventureX ► Like our Facebook Page: https://fb.me/PianoAdventureX ► Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PianoAdventure Movement I: Vivace — Moderato in F-sharp minor, Op.1 Work Title: Piano #Concerto No.1 Composer: Sergei #Rachmaninoff Year of Composition: 1890–1891 (1st version) | 1917 (Final version) First Publication: 1892 (1st version) | 1919 (Final version) Piece Style: Romantic Midi: Live and sequenced by © Robert Finley Artwork: © PianoAdventure Visualization: #Synthesia