Rachmaninoff’s legendary Opus 18, often lovingly referred to as “Rach 2,” is for many the epitome of the Romantic piano concerto. Following its acclaimed premiere in Moscow in 1901, it proved to be a show-stopper around the globe, finally helping cement Rachmaninoff’s international reputation as a composer. To this day, the concerto’s enchanting themes and elegiac melodies in the strings are considered the trademark of Rachmaninoff, indeed, of Russian music in general. For the first Urtext edition of this pivotal work, we were able to examine the original autograph score in Moscow’s Glinka Museum. Rachmaninoff’s own sound recordings were also consulted. The newly prepared piano reduction ensures good playability; it accords exactly with the also newly edited orchestral score and parts. Both of these are available from Breitkopf & Härtel.
拉赫曼尼諾夫的傳奇作品Op. 18,常被親切地稱為“拉赫2號”,在許多人眼中是浪漫主義鋼琴協奏曲的典範。 1901年,作品在莫斯科首演後,便風靡全球,最終鞏固了拉赫曼尼諾夫作為作曲家的國際聲譽。時至今日,這首協奏曲中迷人的主題和弦樂的哀婉旋律仍被視為拉赫曼尼諾夫乃至整個俄羅斯音樂的標誌。為了推出這部里程碑作品的首個原始版本,我們得以查閱莫斯科格林卡博物館收藏的拉赫曼尼諾夫親筆手稿。此外,我們也參考了拉赫曼尼諾夫本人的錄音。新編的鋼琴縮編版確保了良好的演奏性能,並與同樣經過全新編輯的管弦樂總譜和分譜完全一致。