In Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto, the piano’s song grows from the opening’s simplicity into the chordal power of the ossia cadenza. The orchestra broadens the dialogue as thematic recollections bind the three movements together. i Work Information Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Title: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Year of composition: 1909 First performance: 28 November 1909, New Theatre, New York; the composer as soloist, with the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch Genre: Concerto for piano and orchestra Musical Period: Late Romantic Structure: Three movements; the second leads directly into the third Duration: Approx. 40–45 minutes, varying with interpretation and the use of cuts Instrumentation: Solo piano; 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals and strings Dedication: To the pianist Josef Hofmann Rachmaninoff entrusts the openin...