Prince Rostislav is dedicated to Anton Arensky, who was one of his teachers at the conservatory. Rachmaninoff made no attempt to have the work performed during his life. The first performance of both Prince Rostislav and another early work, the Scherzo in D minor, took place in Moscow on 2 November 1945, conducted by Nikolai Anosoff. Prince Rostislav was published in 1947.
| Librettist | (Based upon an 1856 ballad, "Prince Rostislav" by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy) |
| Date of composition | 1891 (9–15 December 1891) in Moscow, Russia |
| Premiered | 1945, November 2nd in Moscow, Russia |
| First published | 1947 |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to Anton Arensky |
| Type | Symphonic Poem |
| Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Rachmaninov: Prince Rostislav Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov: Prince Rostislav Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Prince Rostislav |