Rachmaninoff - Vocalise Op. 34 N 14 | Shafran, Cello, Ginzburg, piano

Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Vocalise, Instrumental Arrangement, Op. 34 Nº 14, 1912 Daniil Shafran, Cello, Anton Ginzburg, Piano Rachmaninov wrote his wordless Vocalise in 1912 and revised it three years later. It is one of his more popular vocal works, featuring a soaring, beautiful theme whose passionate Romantic character has inspired many artists and composers to adapt it for other instruments and ensembles. It exists in so many arrangements that it would be almost impossible to catalog them all. There are versions -- in some cases several -- for piano, violin (Oistrakh), cello (Nina Kotova, A. Brandukov), clarinet (Emma Johnson), bassoon (Daniel Smith), saxophone (Branford Marsalis), and orchestra (V. Kin). There have also been versions for trumpet, band, chamber orchestra, and various other ensembles. Usually, the instrumental renditions use piano accompaniment only, but there are renditions for violin, cello, and other instruments using orchestra or chamber orchestra accompaniment.