Sergei Rachmaninoff

Polka italienne (Italian Polka)

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Rachmaninoff - Polka italienne (Italian Polka), TN ii / 21

  • Rachmaninoff - Polka italienne (Italian Polka), TN ii, 21 - Arranged for Solo Piano (Siloti)
  • Rachmaninoff - Polka italienne (Italian Polka), TN ii, 21 - Arranged for Strings
  • Recorded, produced, and published by: Gregor Quendel
    The arrangement is based on the notes by: M. Welters
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The Polka Italienne (Italian Polka) is a piano work for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was composed in 1906. The piece begins in the key of E-flat minor then changes to E-flat major during the middle section.

Russian pianist Alexander Siloti transcribed the work as a simple arrangement for 2-hand piano. It was published in 1925 by Boosey & Hawkes. The transcription is transposed down to the key of D minor then changes to D major.

Russian classical pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov arranged a concert transcription for solo piano in preparation for an upcoming tour of Italy in 1999 at the age of 17. Gryaznoc recorded the arrangement on the Steinway & Sons label in 2018 and the arrangement was included in the 2015 Schott Music edition Gryaznov: Piano Transcriptions"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka_Italienne / License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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