The serenade was originally published in 1893 as one of five pieces from Morceaux de Fantaisie for piano. This set was written in the Autumn of 1892. The premiere of two of the five works took place on September 26th, 1892, in Moscow with Rachmaninoff at the piano. The complete set was premiered by Rachmaninoff on December 28th, 1892, in Kharkov. The version I am playing was revised in a more polyphonic style and published by the composer in 1940. This piece summons up an atmosphere of Spain and a love song sung with a guitar accompaniment.
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