Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17

For Two Pianos, Four Hands

By Sergei Rachmaninoff / ed. Maurice Hinson and Allison Nelson

Piano Book (2 Pianos, 4 Hands)

Written between 1900 and 1901, Suite No. 2 was premiered in 1901 by Rachmaninoff and Alexander Siloti. This virtuosic suite is orchestral in nature and contains four movements. The first movement serves as a march-like introduction, and the second and fourth movements are dances---a waltz and tarantella. Between the two dances is a slow third movement. Two copies required for performance.