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Suite No.1 For Two Pianos - I Barcarolle

Rachmaninoff Sergei | Argerich Martha, Zilberstein Lilya

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7m 24s
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Martha Argerich & Lilya Zilberstein-Rachmaninov Suite No. 1,op.5,(I. Barcarolle)
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Suite No. 1 (or Fantaisie-Tableaux for two pianos), Op. 5, is a composition for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Composed in 1893, this suite illustrates four extracts of poems, written by Mikhail Lermontov, Lord Byron, Fyodor Tyutchev and Aleksey Khomyakov. This work was first performed on November 30, 1893, by Rachmaninoff and Pavel Pabst in Moscow, and is dedicated to Tchaikovsky. The four movements are: I. Barcarolle. Allegretto, in G minor. II. La nuit... L'amour... Adagio sostenuto, in D major. (The night...the love...) III. Les Larmes. Largo di molto, in G minor. (The Tears) IV. Pâques. Allegro maestoso, in G minor. (Easter)