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ThetudesTableaux("studypictures"),Op.33isthefirstoftwosetsofpianotudescomposedbySergeiRachmaninoff.

Thesesetswereintendedtobe"picturepieces",essentially"musicalevocationsofexternalvisualstimuli".Rachmaninoffdidnotdisclosewhatinspiredeachpiece,stating:"Idon'tbelieveintheartistthatdisclosestoomuchofhisimages.Letthempaintforthemselveswhatitmostsuggests."[1]However,hewillinglysharedsourcesforafewofthesetudeswiththeItaliancomposerOttorinoRespighiwhenRespighiorchestratedthemin1930.

Contents

1History2Structure3Arrangements4Recordings5References6Externallinks

History

RachmaninoffcomposedtheOp.33tudesTableauxattheIvanovkaestatebetweenAugustandSeptember1911,theyearaftercompletinghissecondsetofpreludes,Op.32.WhiletheOp.33tudesTableauxsharesomestylisticpointswiththepreludes,theyareactuallynotverysimilar.Rachmaninoffconcentratesonestablishingwelldefinedmoodsanddevelopingmusicalthemesinthepreludes.Thereisalsoanacademicfacettothepreludes,ashewrote24ofthem,oneineachofthe24majorandminorkeys.

RachmaninoffbiographerMaxHarrisoncallsthetudesTableaux"studiesin[musical]composition"whiletheyexploreavarietyofthemes,they"investigatethetransformationofratherspecificclimatesoffeelingviapianotexturesandsonorities.Theyarethuslesspredictablethanthepreludesandcompositionallymarkanadvance"intechnique.[2]

RachmaninoffinitiallywroteninepiecesforOp.33butpublishedonlysixin1914.Onetude,inaminorscale,wassubsequentlyrevisedandusedintheOp.39settheothertwoappearedposthumouslyandarenowusuallyplayedwiththeothersix.Performingtheseeighttudestogethercouldbeconsideredtorunagainstthecomposer'sintent,asthesixoriginallypublishedareunifiedthrough"melodiccellularconnections"inmuchthesamewayasinRobertSchumann'sSymphonicStudies.[3]

Differingfromthesimplicityofthefirstfourtudes,Nos.58aremorevirtuosicintheirapproachtokeyboardwriting,callingforunconventionalhandpositions,wideleapsforthefingersandconsiderabletechnicalstrengthfromtheperformer.Also,"theindividualmoodandpassionatecharacterofeachpiece"posemusicalproblemsthatprecludeperformancefromthosenotpossessingatremendousphysicaltechnique.[3]

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Structure

RachmaninoffwroteninetudestableauxatIvanovkain1911.Sixofthem,nos.12and69,werepublishedthatyear.[4]TheoriginalnumberfourwaspublishedasOp.39,No.6[4]asaconsequence,manyrecordingsofOp.33omitit.Theoriginalnos.3and5werepublishedposthumously.[4]Thepiecesare:

No.1inFminorNo.2inCmajor(no.3)inCminor,publishedposthumously(no.4)inAminor,publishedasOp.39,No.6(no.5)inDminor,publishedposthumouslyNo.3(or6)inEflatminorNo.4(or7)inEflatmajorNo.5(or8)inGminorNo.6(or9)inCsharpminor

Arrangements

In1929,conductorandmusicpublisherSergeKoussevitzkyaskedwhetherRachmaninoffwouldselectagroupoftudestableauxforItaliancomposerOttorinoRespighitoorchestrate.ThecommissionedorchestrationswouldbepublishedbyKoussevitzky'sfirmandKoussevitzkywouldconducttheirpremierewiththeBostonSymphonyOrchestra.RachmaninoffagreedandselectedfivetudesfromOp.33andOp.39.Respighirearrangedtheorderoftudes,butwasotherwisefaithfultothecomposer'sintent.HegaveeachtudeadistincttitlefromtheprogrammaticcluesRachmaninoffhadgivenhim:

1. Lafoire(TheFair)

(Op.33,No.6(7))

2. Lameretlesmouettes(TheSeaandtheSeagulls)

(Op.39,No.2)

3. Lachaperonrougeetleloup(LittleRedRidingHoodandtheWolf)

(Op.39,No.6)

4. Marchefunbre(FuneralMarch)

(Op.39,No.7)

5. Marche(March)

(Op.39,No.9)

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Recordings

CompletetudesTableauxbyMichaelPonti,dilBiret(1997),RustemHayroudinoff(2007),NikolaiLugansky(1992)andVladimirAshkenazyThereisapopularrecordingthatincludestheoriginallyexcisednumbersofOp.33,byVladimirOvchinnikovontheEMIClassicslabel.BBCRadio3chosetherecordingbyRustemHayroudinoff(ChandosRecords)asthefinestversionoftheCompletetudesTableaux,initsprogrammeBuildingaLibrary.JessLpezCobosandtheCincinnatiSymphonyOrchestrarecordedtheRespighiorchestrationsfortheTelarclabel.RachmaninoffhimselfrecordedOp.33,Nos.2and7(6)(electricalrecording).

References1. Bertensson,SergeiandJayLeyda.SergeiRachmaninoff:ALifetimeinMusic.NewYork:NewYork

UniversityPress,1956.2. Harrison,Max.Rachmaninoff:Life,Works,Recordings.London:ContinuumInternationalPublishersgroup,

2005.3. MatthewWalker,Robert.Rachmaninov:HisLifeandTimes.LondonNewYork:OmnibusPress,1984.4. Norris,Geoffrey.Rachmaninoff,Serge:Works

(http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/50146).GroveMusicOnline.OxfordUniversityPress.AccessedSeptember2014.(subscriptionrequired)

Externallinks

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