Sergei Rachmaninoff

Four Improvisations

1896 · Threlfall and Norris II/16

Total duration: 3' 30"

1. E minor
2. C major
3. B-flat minor
4. F minor

The improvisations are a collaborative composition by Rachmaninoff, Anton Arensky, Alexander Glazunov and Sergei Taneyev. Each of the improvisations has contributions from each of the composers.

1. E minor

Out of the 22 bars, Rachmaninoff wrote bars 5–6.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

2. C major

Out of the 31 bars, Rachmaninoff wrote bars 17–22.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

3. B-flat minor

Out of the 27 bars, Rachmaninoff wrote bars 1–4, 23 (left-hand) and 24–27.

Duration: 0' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

4. F minor

Out of the 30 bars, Rachmaninoff wrote bars 12–19.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5