Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 4 in E Minor

Subscribe for more classical music! Played by Nikolai Lugansky Any amount is very much appreciated and helps the channel grow! Join me on Facebook: Six moments musicaux Op. 16, is a set of solo piano pieces composed by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff between October and December, 1896. Each Moment musical reproduces a musical form characteristic of a previous musical era. The forms that appear in Rachmaninoff’s incarnation are the nocturne, song without words, barcarolle, virtuoso étude, and theme and variations. The individual pieces have been described as “true concert works, being best served on a stage and with a concert grand.“ Although composed as part of a set, each piece stands on its own as a concert solo with individual themes and moods. The pieces span a variety of themes ranging from the somber funeral march of number three to the majestic canon of number six, the Moments musicaux are both