The Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor of Sergei Rachmaninoff, his opus 40, was completed in 1941 after several earlier versions were written, and has three movements: G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B-flat, C, D, E-flat, F# and G (harmonic minor scale). ... Portrait of Sergey Rachmaninoff by Konstantin Somov 1925 Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. ... Opus is a Latin word which means work (in the sense of a work of art). Some composers musical pieces are identified by opus numbers which generally run either in order of composition or in order of publication. ... In music, a movement is a large division of a larger composition or musical form. ...

1. Allegro vivace
2. Largo
3. Allegro vivace

External Links

• Rachmaninoff's Works for Piano and Orchestra An analysis of Rachmaninoff's Works for Piano and Orchestra including the Piano Concertos and the Paganini Rhapsody
• Notes to a performance with the Columbus Symphony