The Rock (Rachmaninoff)

The rock (op. 7; Russian: Утёс) is a symphonic poem by Sergei Rachmaninow , which is dedicated to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov . It was composed in the summer of 1893 and its world premiere took place on April 2, 1894 in Moscow at a concert of the Russian Music Society.

The material of the symphonic poem is taken from the poem Der Felsen by Michail Lermontow . The theme is the encounter between a rock and a cloud, which in the long term cannot enter into a relationship with one another.

literature

• Harenberg, cultural guide concert . Meyers Lexikonverlag, Mannheim 2006, ISBN 978-3-411-76161-6 .

Web links

• Translations of the poem by Mikhail Lermontov ( Memento from November 22, 2004 in the Internet Archive )