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The '''''Études-Tableaux''''' ("study paintings"), Op. 39, is the second set of two sets of piano ]s composed by ]. Op. 39 was composed sometime between 1916 and 1917<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boris Giltburg |url=https://borisgiltburg.com/CMFA/rachmaninov-etudes-tableaux-Op-39-moments-musicaux/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=borisgiltburg.com}}</ref> and were among the final works composed by Rachmaninoff before his exit from Russia<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=Sergey Rachmaninoff {{!}} Russian Composer, Pianist & Conductor {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergey-Rachmaninoff |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>. | |||
Written in 1917, the ''Études-Tableaux'' (literally, study pictures) Op. 39 are the second set of piano ]s composed by ]. | |||
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The Études-Tableaux ("study paintings"), Op. 39, is the second set of two sets of piano études composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Op. 39 was composed sometime between 1916 and 1917 and were among the final works composed by Rachmaninoff before his exit from Russia.
Structure
The Op. 39 set comprises nine études:
- No. 1 - Allegro agitato in C minor - "The Sea"
- No. 2 - Lento assai in A minor - "The Sea and the Seagulls"
- No. 3 - Allegro molto in F♯ minor
- No. 4 - Allegro assai in B minor
- No. 5 - Appassionato in E♭ minor
- No. 6 - Allegro in A minor - "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf"
- No. 7 - Lento lugubre in C minor
- No. 8 - Allegro moderato in D minor
- No. 9 - Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia in D major
Recordings
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- Rachmaninoff recorded Op. 39, No. 4 (piano roll only), and Op. 39, No. 6 (electrical recording and piano roll).
- Evgeny Kissin recorded Nos. 1-2, 4-6, and 9 on the RCA Victor Red Seal label, May 16 and 17, 1988, in Watford Town Hall. The recording also includes the Piano Concerto No. 2, Opus 18, with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev conducting.
- Another recording of the Op. 39 Études-Tableaux is by Alexander Melnikov on the Harmonia Mundi label. Other works are the Op. 38 songs and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli.
- The Op. 39 also has been recorded by several other pianists, including Nicholas Angelich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and John Ogdon.
See also
References
- "Boris Giltburg". borisgiltburg.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- "Sergey Rachmaninoff | Russian Composer, Pianist & Conductor | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- Harrison pg. 180.
- NAXOS RACHMANINOV, Sergey: Piano Solo Recordings, Vol. 3
- Gramophone: Rachmaninov from Ampico Piano Rolls
- Discogs: Kissin, Rachmaninoff, London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev – Concerto #2 and 6 Etudes-Tableaux, RCA Victor
- Harmonia Mundi: SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, Études-tableaux op.39, Corelli Variations, Six Poems op.38
- "Rachmaninov - Etudes tableaux, Op. 33 & Op. 39". Presto Music. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- "Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Rachmaninov's Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39". medici.tv. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- "Release "Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, op. 33 & op. 39 / Busoni: Piano Works" by Rachmaninov, Ferruccio Busoni; John Ogdon - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
Sources
- Norris, Geoffrey, Rachmaninoff (New York: Schirmer Books, 1976, 1983). ISBN 0-02-870685-4.
External links
- Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- (in Russian) Piano.ru – Sheet music download
Performances
- Études-tableaux, Op 39, played by Boris Giltburg
- Nos. 1-5 by Gintaras Januševičius, recorded in 2011
- Opus 39 played by Igor Gryshyn in Leipzig
- Complete Opus 39 set by Eduardo Fernandez:
- (in Russian) Chubrik.ru – Audio download