Études-Tableaux, Op. 39

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Written in 1917, the Études-Tableaux (literally, study pictures) Op. 39 are the second set of piano études composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Rachmaninoff in front of a giant Redwood tree in California, 1919

Structure

The Op. 39 set comprises nine études:

No. 1 - Allegro agitato in C minor - "The Sea"
No. 2 - Lento assai in A minor - "The Sea and the Seagulls"
No. 3 - Allegro molto in F♯ minor
No. 4 - Allegro assai in B minor
No. 5 - Appassionato in E♭ minor
No. 6 - Allegro in A minor - "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" ^[1]
No. 7 - Lento lugubre in C minor
No. 8 - Allegro moderato in D minor
No. 9 - Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia in D major

Recordings

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Rachmaninoff recorded Op. 39, No. 4 (piano roll only), and Op. 39, No. 6 (electrical recording and piano roll).^[2]^[3]
Evgeny Kissin recorded Nos. 1-2, 4-6, and 9 on the RCA Victor Red Seal label, May 16 and 17, 1988, in Watford Town Hall. The recording also includes the Piano Concerto No. 2, Opus 18, with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev conducting.^[4]
Another recording of the Op. 39 Études-Tableaux is by Alexander Melnikov on the Harmonia Mundi label. Other works are the Op. 38 songs and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli.^[5]
The Op. 39 also has been recorded by several other pianists, including Nicholas Angelich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and John Ogdon.^[6]^[7]^[8]

See also

References

^ Harrison pg. 180.
^ NAXOS RACHMANINOV, Sergey: Piano Solo Recordings, Vol. 3
^ Gramophone: Rachmaninov from Ampico Piano Rolls
^ Discogs: Kissin, Rachmaninoff, London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev – Concerto #2 and 6 Etudes-Tableaux, RCA Victor
^ Harmonia Mundi: SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, Études-tableaux op.39, Corelli Variations, Six Poems op.38
^ "Rachmaninov - Etudes tableaux, Op. 33 & Op. 39". Presto Music. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ "Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Rachmaninov's Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39". medici.tv. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ "Release "Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, op. 33 & op. 39 / Busoni: Piano Works" by Rachmaninov, Ferruccio Busoni; John Ogdon - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

Sources

Norris, Geoffrey, Rachmaninoff (New York: Schirmer Books, 1976, 1983). ISBN 0-02-870685-4.

External links

Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
(in Russian) Piano.ru – Sheet music download

Performances

Études-tableaux, Op 39, played by Boris Giltburg
Nos. 1-5 by Gintaras Januševičius, recorded in 2011
Opus 39 played by Igor Gryshyn in Leipzig
Complete Opus 39 set by Eduardo Fernandez:
(in Russian) Chubrik.ru – Audio download

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