Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.3, Op.3 in D minor, was completed in September 199 and premiered on November 28th, 199. It is a large-scale work created by the composer for performing in the United States, and is famous for its strong emotional expression and difficult performance techniques. This work occupies an important position in piano concerto literature and is called "the king of piano concerto".
Piano Concerto No.3 shows the strongest Russian spirit, the strongest vitality and the composer's personal strength. Rachmaninov composed this song with steel and Huang Kim Joo-sung. Steel is his arm and gold is his heart. He once dubbed his concerto "The Elephant's Work" as a metaphor for its greatness and heaviness. A famous music scholar once described that the physical effort of playing a "La San" is equal to "shoveling ten tons of coal", and its difficulty is obvious. Shine, an Australian musician's biographical film, describes the pianist's mental breakdown caused by playing La San, from which we can imagine the emotional shock of La San! Rachmaninov said that only Holovitz could perform this piano concerto well.
the first movement
Allegro ma non tanto, in d minor, free sonata form. At the beginning of the music, the piano played a main theme with a long melody line with both hands octave under the background of the rippling sound pattern of strings. This theme has the temperament of Russian folk songs, and it is also the basic skeleton of the whole work, and then there is a parody theme in B flat major. The development department focuses on the development of the main theme and forms a huge climax with strong power. There are two versions of Hua Cai Duan, both of which are based on the theme of the main part. One version has the nature of dance and is more ridiculous. The other is composed of major chords, and the color is gloomy and tragic. After Hua Cai, the mood gradually calmed down, and the two themes of the presentation department were simply reproduced and then ended quietly.
The second movement
Intermezzo,Adagio), D minor -d flat major-F sharp minor-D minor, is a mixed form of variation and trilogy. The theme of sadness in D minor played by strings is related to the main theme of the first movement. Later, it was presented to the piano in D flat major and varied, and the mood became more and more excited and the intensity continued to grow. Here, the composer dramatically inserted a light fast waltz theme in F minor as the middle part. When the piano played a fast cadenza, the oboe echoed the first theme of the first movement as the voice. Then, the first theme is reproduced in F sharp minor. Finally, turn to D minor, and the piano suddenly leaps with overwhelming force, and directly enters the third movement without interruption.
the third movement
finale, 2/2 beat (Alla Brewe), D minor -D major, free sonata form. On the background of the band's rapid repetition, the piano played the main theme in D minor. This theme is transformed from the main theme of the first movement and has the nature of a horn. At the same time, it has a festive atmosphere because of the use of a large number of repetitive sounds and fast sound groups. After that, the theme quickly developed into a powerful March, and the pedaling effect created by the strong chord was reminiscent of the tap dance of Slavic men. The connector appears in C major, which is a continuous syncopation composed of major chords and has Cossack style. The theme of the minor part in G major is in obvious contrast with the previous one, which is characterized by being broad, stretching and singing.
The expansion part starts from E-flat major, and sequentially expands all the music materials appearing in the first movement-in fact, these are all the music materials that make up the whole song. Music is sometimes humorous, sometimes lyrical, sometimes broad and sometimes quiet, but the melancholy haze in the first two movements has been swept away here. The reproduction part starts in C minor. After the main theme is reproduced, the connecting part and the auxiliary part are reproduced in B flat major and F major respectively. The difference is that the auxiliary theme is faster at this time and has the nature of dance music. The ending is wonderful and brilliant. The theme of the main part of the first movement has become a "galloping horse" melody with 3/2 time, and the intensity has been increasing, from D minor to D major.
After the brief cadenza, the piano used four horns to arouse the orchestra with the theme of the minor part. At this time, the theme of the minor part has become a solemn and brilliant ode, and the piano's strong chord sounded like a bell-the most brilliant moment in all piano concertos. Finally, the music speed turned to an emergency board, and the frenetic triplet poured down from the high-pitched area, and then the fast cadenza with alternating hands jumped from the low-pitched area again. It's memorable! It is similar to Beethoven's Symphony of Destiny.