Thursday, 23 April 2015

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 4 1st mvmt.


First 3 minutes only.
  • Romantic - emotive (rubato and extensive use of dynamics from ff to pp)
  • In 4/4
  • Major tonality
  • For full orchestra with piano solo
Melody
Structure
Rhythm

Melody
  • First chord on piano part is given by trumpets one bar earlier at [0:20]
  • Chordal piano part, ascending contour to [0:28]
  • Interval of a 3rd in piano part at [0:28] alters the previously conjunct chord progression, leading into the (mostly) descending contour until [0:46]
  • At [0:55] there is a repeat of the first part of the first section ([0:00]-[0:28])
  • At [1:00] there is a modally altered version of [0:30]-[0:46] and the key goes to the relative minor at [1:05].
  • At [1:26] the woodwind instruments (an oboe, then a clarinet) interject the piano with scalic melodies, the oboe's being a slow, descending melody and the clarinet's being fast, ascending melodies
  • At [1:37] a flute also has a countermelody.
Structure
  • Orchestral introduction [0:15]-[0:22], ascending contour to lead into the piano entrance
  • Piano solo at [2:30]



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTNMC78oxY

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