__NOTOC__ Suite No. 1 in G minor (or ''Fantaisie-tableaux''), Op. 5, is a suite for two pianos written by

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. The suite was a musical depiction of four poems written in the summer of 1893 at the Lysikof estate in Lebeden, Kharkov. The premiere took place in Moscow, on November 30, 1893, played by Rachmaninoff himself alongside Pavel Pabst. The work was dedicated to

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, who intended to attend the work's premiere, but died five weeks prior. Its four movements alongside their respective poems are as follows: Rachmaninoff composed a second suite for two pianos in 1901.
The Suite No. 1 was arranged for orchestra by

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. A 1968 recording by

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and the

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was released in 1994 on

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* Piano music by Sergei Rachmaninoff Compositions for two pianos Suites (music) 1893 compositions

Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

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