Russian Rhapsody is a piece for two pianos in E minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1891, when he was 18. It is more accurately described as a set of variations on a theme, rather than a true rhapsody. It was premièred on October 29, 1891, and its performance lasts approximately nine minutes.
Date of composition | 1891 |
Premiered | 1891, October 29th (Conservatory of Moscow) in Moscow, Russia by Sergei Rachmaninov |
First published | 1948 |
Type | Theme and variations |
Tonality | E Minor |
Approx. duration | 9 minutes |
Instruments | Piano - Duet ; |
Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Rachmaninov: Russian Rhapsody en mi mineur Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov: Russian Rhapsody in mi minore Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Russian Rhapsody e-moll |