Boosey & Hawkes Rachmaninoff - Symphonische Tänze / éTUDES-tableaux / Vocalise - Orchestre
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Summary of This Score
Designed in the spirit of the Masterworks series, this edition makes accessible to conductors, conducting students, and orchestration enthusiasts a set of emblematic scores linked to the late career of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The core of the volume consists of the conductor's score of the Symphonic Dances, the composer's last major orchestral work, renowned for the density of its writing, its harmonic refinement, and its sense of instrumental color. Ideal for study, it allows precise tracking of balances, orchestral masses, and timbral work, characteristics of Rachmaninoff's late aesthetic.
The collection is further enriched by a section dedicated to orchestration, with five Etudes-Tableaux transcribed for orchestra by Respighi. These versions, created with the composer's express approval and participation, offer a fascinating reading of the original piano material: transformation of textures, redistribution of lines, highlighting of counter-melodies, and expressive use of sections. For those interested in piano-orchestra comparison, this is a valuable resource, both musical and pedagogical.
Finally, the volume includes the two orchestrations of the famous Vocalise (op. 34): one version incorporating the vocal part and another offered without voice. This dual presence makes it a particularly useful tool for preparing a concert performance, working on orchestral accompaniment, or exploring different interpretative and programming options. A comprehensive collection, tailored for the symphonic repertoire and the analysis of orchestral writing.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | ||
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Collection | Masterworks |
| Arranger | Ottorino Respighi | Genre | classical score |
| Instrumentation | large orchestra (conductor's score) | Pages | 288 |
Questions frequently asked
Does the score include Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances?
The conducting score of the Symphonic Dances forms the core of this 288-page volume. The instrumentation indicated is for a large orchestra.
Which Tableaux études orchestrated by Respighi are included?
Five Tableaux études transcribed for orchestra by Ottorino Respighi are included. These orchestrations were made with the approval and participation of Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Is the Vocalise available with voice?
Two orchestrations of the Vocalise op. 34 are included in the collection: one with a vocal part and the other without voice.
Is this edition suitable for studying orchestral conducting?
Designed in the Masterworks collection, this edition provides access to a conducting score for large orchestra. The study of balance between sections, orchestral textures, and instrumental colors is facilitated. It is intended particularly for conductors and conducting students.
Boosey & Hawkes Rachmaninoff: how many pages does the score have?
The volume contains 288 pages and gathers the Symphonic Dances, five Tableaux études orchestrated by Respighi, as well as two versions of the Vocalise op. 34.
