Piano Concerto ‘No 5’

Arrangement of Symphony No 2 by Alexander Warenber

Reduction for 2 pianos by John Glenesk Mortimer

Sergei Rachmaninoff

 

• Arrangement by Alexander Warenber


• Piano and orchestra (piano score)


• Reduction for two pianos


• Suitable for concert performance


• Intermediate level

 

Keeping true to Rachmaninoff’s style, Russian pianist and composer Alexander Warenberg has reimagined Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 as a concerto for piano and orchestra.

Originally four movements, Warenberg has adapted the symphony to the common three-movement form of the piano concerto by combining the second and third movements into one ‘Adagio’. Warenberg’s arrangement has meanwhile been performed many times.

A recording with Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano) is available on Brilliant Classics.