Rachmaninoff – Étude-Tableau in E-Flat Minor, Op 39 No 5

Rachmaninoff’s Étude-Tableau in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39 No. 5 is one of the best-known works from his two collections of Études-Tableaux. These pieces combine the technical demands of an étude with the expressive character of a musical picture.

This powerful work is characterised by dark, towering chords and a deeply expressive elegiac melody, creating the rich and dramatic sound world associated with Rachmaninoff. The piece was regularly performed and recorded by Vladimir Horowitz, contributing to its lasting popularity.

This Henle Urtext Edition is edited by Dominik Rahmer, with fingering by renowned pianist Marc-André Hamelin. Henle rates the work Level 9 – Difficult.