Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
This guide follows Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 (1926) in three parts: Allegro vivace (1941 final revision), Largo (1941 final revision) and Allegro vivace (1941 final revision).
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Follow all 40 sections as they play
- I (1941 final revision)
- II (1941 final revision)
- III (1941 final revision)
I (1941 final revision)0:06–10:45
The is in a quick two-beat metre. Its opening idea (A) is followed by the piano (A2). A (B) leads to the lyrical second- (C). Much of what follows is brilliant piano figuration, then the themes in a new order: C, F, C again and F2. The first idea is recalled, and after the the final starts.
- A
- A2/piano
II (1941 final revision)10:59–18:21
III (1941 final revision)18:31–28:19
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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