Sergei Rachmaninoff was the solo pianist for the world premiere of his third concerto, renowned as one of the most challenging in the entire piano repertoire, in New York on November 28, 1909 with the New York Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch. The score reproduced here is an authoritative Soviet edition produced sometime after the composers death. Unlike so many of the on-demand scores now av...

Sergei Rachmaninoff was the solo pianist for the world premiere of his third concerto, renowned as one of the most challenging in the entire piano repertoire, in New York on November 28, 1909 with the New York Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch. The score reproduced here is an authoritative Soviet edition produced sometime after the composers death. Unlike so many of the on-demand scores now av...

Sergei Rachmaninoff was the solo pianist for the world premiere of his third concerto, renowned as one of the most challenging in the entire piano repertoire, in New York on November 28, 1909 with the New York Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch. The score reproduced here is an authoritative Soviet edition produced sometime after the composers death. Unlike so many of the on-demand scores now av...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Described as one of Francks tightest and most finished works, the Variations symphoniques of 1885 nevertheless got off to a slow start. The premiere, given in Paris on May 1, 1886 with the famous pianist Louis Diémer as soloist and the composer at the podium, was given little notice at the time. Even a second performance in January of 1887 didnt help. Only after the composers death and the advocac...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting for an upcoming concert, which was given on Feb. 20, 1897. Though Saties piano originals are easily his most famous and belove...