Rachmaninoff 5th Concerto Second Symphony Cadenza Warenberg

This is a cadenza from 1st movement of Rachmaninoff so-called 5th concerto ( which is his Second Symphony remake for Piano and Orchestra by Alexander Warenberg).
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[meneltar]

Don't you sometimes have the urge to change some parts of it? I mean, once you know that Rachmaninov didn't write it himself it's "allowed" to change things. I'd change a couple things in the Warenberg version, specially in the 2 last movements.

[ValentinaLisitsa]

@meneltar Rachmaninoff thought this piece to be perfect and he was very upset when orchestras tried to make cuts in this admittedly long symphony. He siad that every time it happens he feels like somebody is cutting his flesh. What Warenberg did is not just a cut in Rachmaninoff's flesh - it is a sex change operation LOL

I love the Symphony and now that the performance with Rotterdam is behind( it was at their request that I learned the piece ) I feel ashamed have played it.

[maestrokoury]

Valentina, I was wondering if you had any idea whether or not sheet music for this "concerto" is actually available to the general public. I have searched everywhere to no avail. If you could give me any information, it would be greatly appreciated.

Molto grazie,

Maestrokoury

[ValentinaLisitsa]

@maestrokoury Try Boosey and Hawkes

[Francesco1Gabriele]

GRANDIOSA......BRAVISSIMA.

RACH è DIFFICILISSIMO.....MA è MAGICO.......UNICO.

[Ellinidara]

Phenomenon.

[hartistry]

V., any of your own composition coming soon?

[hartistry]

This is a mature Rachmaninoff here. Beautiful.

[robert72744]

Wonderful playing... thank you. If I'm not mistaken there exists in the Philadelphia Orchestra Library, a score of the Rachmaninoff 2nd Symphony with cuts sanctioned by the composer himself. Ormandy's first recording of that Symphony on Columbia Records uses that very version. I actually think that it is better than the uncut version of the symphony which to my ears has too many repeats and tends to loose tension.

[WTAWWR08]

I like this music. You play the piano so well.

[salete50]

:o my god!! congratulations!!! it's amazing!

[danyelangel1]

Yo me pregunto, ¿Será que existe alguna palabra que pueda describir la genialidad de esta pieza? Rachmaninov es increíblemente novedoso y genial, bellísima obra.

[alexisV84]

o.0 wahou so gooooooodddd

[christian1000bla]

There we go again...VALENTINA...you are the best...you and a Boesendorfer...the ideal couple...