Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

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Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s final major orchestral work, renowned for its vivid orchestration, rhythmic vitality, and reflective, autumnal character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ
arrangedBy Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 45 ⓘ
completionYear 1940 ⓘ
composer Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
compositionCountry United States ⓘ
compositionYear 1940 ⓘ
containsSelfQuotationFrom All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37 ⓘ
linked to: Vespers

Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Eugene Ormandy ⓘ
The Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1941-01-03 ⓘ
genre symphonic dances ⓘ
symphonic suite ⓘ
hasArrangement two-piano version ⓘ
hasTempoIndicationFirstMovement Non allegro ⓘ
hasTempoIndicationSecondMovement Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) ⓘ
hasTempoIndicationThirdMovement Lento assai – Allegro vivace ⓘ
isFinalMajorWorkOf Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) ⓘ
Lento assai – Allegro vivace ⓘ
Non allegro ⓘ
notableFeature autumnal character ⓘ
prominent use of Dies irae motif ⓘ
rhythmic vitality ⓘ
use of Russian liturgical themes ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ
notableInstrumentation alto saxophone solo ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
orchestration large symphony orchestra ⓘ
placeOfComposition Long Island, New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States ⓘ
premiereConductor Eugene Ormandy ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereLocation Philadelphia ⓘ
premiereOrchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
premiereYear 1941 ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
stylePeriod 20th-century classical music ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 35 minutes ⓘ
usesTheme Dies irae chant ⓘ
linked to: Dies irae
workChronologyPosition last completed orchestral work by Rachmaninoff ⓘ

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Sergei Rachmaninoff → notableWork → Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 ⓘ