Suite No. 1 for two pianos (Rachmaninov)

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Suite No.1 "Fantaisie-tableaux" Op.5 is a composition for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Composed in 1893, this suite illustrates four extracts of poems. This work was first performed on November 30, 1893, by Rachmaninov and Pavel Pabst in Moskow, and is dedicated to Tchaikovsky.

The four movements are:

I. Barcarolle. Allegretto, in g minor.
II. La nuit... L'amour... Adagio sostenuto, in D major. (The night...the love...)
III. Les Larmes. Largo di molto, in g minor. (The Tears)
IV. Pâques. Allegro maestoso, in g minor. (Easter)

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