Though the work of a teenager, this single-movement trio has some characteristic touches which anticipate Rachmaninov's mature style, while the confident piano-writing reflects his burgeoning virtuosity The influence of Tchaikovsky upon Rachmaninov's trio is evident. The manuscript bears the dates 18-21 January 1892, but it has been suggested that this probably refers to a late revision which he made before the premiere that month. The first of Rachmaninov's two works entitled Trio élégiaque is believed to date from 1890-1. Rachmaninov's sonata is a gem of the cello-sonata repertoire. On 2nd December the composer and the celebrated cellist Anatoly Brandukov, to whom the work is dedicated, gave the premiere in Moscow. Rachmaninov completed this sonata in November 1901. The most widely performed of Rachmaninov's chamber compositions is the Cello Sonata. The 2 Pieces, Op 2 - Prélude and Danse orientale for cello and piano – date from 1891-2. Rachmaninov's ten chamber works, two of them left incomplete, all date from his late teens or early twenties.
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