lucamadeus1976 wrote:Hi all, I would like to know if exists a piano 2 hands transcription of the Piano Concerto n.2 op.18 by Sergey Rachmaninoff, especially the wonderful secondo movement. I heard about a piano solo transcription by Gary D. Lloyd, but it's available only in midi format.
Could anyone help me please? thanks alot in advance!
best regards
Luca
There is a true solo piano version of it. I have the entire concerto (yes all three movements ) as a transcribed and arranged for solo 2 hands piece- a little watered down in spots but the important beautiful stuff is all there, very playable by us mortals actually.Caprotti wrote:If you mean a "true 2H", i.e. piano part interpolated with the orchestra the answer is no.
A very bad "false 2H", i.e. piano part only with some little reduced orchestral parts when the piano is silent, was circulating since 2003 (attached)
It's transcribed by Ludwig Flato 19-11-1982, i pulled it from an old rare Hollywood souvenir piano album (as was the fashion in the 40s to release arrangments from the popular piano/classical and music themed films). It's from I have always loved you (good movie btw worth the watch).
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Composer, songwriter, composer and pianist, educated in Europe and at Juilliard, and a music student of Hall Overton and Leopold Mitman. He was piano accompanist to Florian ZaBach and Jeanne Mitchell, and accompanist to Frank Parker, the Andrews Sisters, and the Buffalo Bills. He joined the CBS staff in 1945 and worked with the Arthur Godfrey musical staff for eighteen years, also writing special material. Later, he worked for Jackie Gleason and other television shows. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborator was Moe Jaffe, and his popular-song compositions include "Let Me Love You" and "My Lady Won't Be Here Tonight".