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Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 premiered on November 6 1936, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The symphony does not follow the traditional four movement pattern and instead contains only three movements. It is approximately forty minutes long.

Background

Rachmaninoff composed his Third Symphony between June 1935 and June 1936, a few years after composing his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli, before which he had not composed for quite some years). He composed it while being at Villa Senar he built on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.

Movements

1. Lento - Allegro moderato - Allegro
2. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro vivace
3. Allegro - Allegro vivace - Allegro (Tempo primo) - Allegretto - Allegro vivace.

Selected Recordings

1. Sergei Rachmaninoff conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, recorded in 1939.
2. David Zinman conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, recorded May 1994.

References

• Mann, William. CD pamphlet: "Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3, The Rock -- Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglund". RCA Victor. Recorded June 20-22, 1988, in Philharmonic Hall, Stockholm.

External links

• Notes to a performance of the symphony by the Milwaukee Symphony
• Orga, Ates. Programme Note http://www.cadenza.org/library/atesorga.php

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