Violin I Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini

Op. 43

  
S. Rachmaninoff

       
            
Introduction

        
Allegro vivace

  


  
 1 (Precedente)                   
              
1 Var.

   
  
   
8

       

         
2

       
  
19

      
             
Tema


       
L'istesso tempo

  
28  

          
          
          

 
35

                                     
3

 
 
 
                                   
40

    

46
Var. 2

                            

L'istesso tempo

 
52

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2 Violin I

  
   Clarinet  
             
5
                      
 
4 Oboe 1


1

   
65 
  
Var. 3

 
                                      
L'istesso tempo

   leggiere
 6   
77

  
          
            

 

85

                                
  

7   
94

                         
       
    
 
 
    
               
99

               
          
104
 

         pizz.         

Var. 4

    
 

      
8

 
Più vivo

  
   
              
110


                      

9

 
arco

  
 
       
        
125

 
10
        
133 
  
Violin I 3

           
sul A Var. 5

            
     
Tempo precedente

     

 11        
  
      
             

144

                  
  
      
 
            
157

  
                 
        
12

 
     
   
  13  
             
 
  
166

           
      
dim.

      
      

175

    L'istesso 
               
Var. 6

 
   
 
tempo poco rit. a tempo


     
            poco  a tempo   
 rit.  
184 dim. poco

   
14


 
    
                       15 
                
196 poco poco


  


   16 arco   
210

                  
pizz.

 
pizz.

  
            
221


       
arco 17 unis.

   
             
    
arco

 
unis.

230  
4 Violin I

  
Var. 7

     
       
Meno mosso, a tempo moderato

 
18

  
   
saltando

    
 
Violoncello

  



242

   
                       
19

        

  20 
258

               
   
rit.

   
         



274

   
Var. 8

     
 
            
Tempo I 21

  
  
 22
284

     
                                   
   
300

          
   
              
23

  
307
   
Var. 9

                     

L'istesso tempo

            

col legno (div.)

  
323
      
    
                         
24

331       
 Violin I 5

                  
25

 
                          
col legno (sempre)

344
       

                   arco

  

                       
348         

        =   Var.10
         
26

 
pizz. arco

354   


                                   
   
27

 
371  cresc. poco a poco

28    
                
      
 
375 molto marcato

 
              
  
29

                         
       
  


381

  
30

           
                      
      
unis.

    
           
                       
       
unis.

390
6 Violin I

      
Var. 11

   
    



    





Moderato

398 

      
             
31
    
piano cadenza

407  

   
Var. 12

                 
Tempo di Minuetto 32

   
arco

415 

 
                      
          
424


 
                  
33

         
432
 

      
Var. 13

       
Allegro

       
                              
molto marcato
447

         
    
 
                 
34

     
454     
               
Violin I 7

        
35

         



  
       
460 
               L'istesso tempo
                    
Var. 14

   
   
  
466   
     
 
         
      
   
36
         
sul D G D G

            
 
   
molto marcato
472

      sul D   
     
                     
    
479 

 37
                     
at frog

  
      
          
486
 

              
491
                     
cresc.

       
       
Sol

         
38

          
496   

    
Var. 15 (orchestra tacet until [40])

   
    
39 Più vivo Scherzando

 

502
      
8 Violin I

 
                             
40

      


535

    
    
                               
 
 
       
540

 
    pizz.
                      
41

    
  
548

     con sord. 
Var. 16

                           
42 Allegretto

            
555 
  
       
43

                      


571

    

                 
44

                 

580

                         
45

senza sord.

  
Solo

cantabile   


 
senza sord.

                
 
the others desks 1, 2

587
  
 Violin I 9

       
  
desks 1, 2

the others      

       
  
         
   
597 

   
     
46

     

            
        
   
  
  

602


    
unis.

                           
con sord.


607

       
        
Var. 17 47

          
613 

  
        
48 49


rit

   
621 

 
Var. 18

             
Andante cantabile

     
a tempo

  
634 
     50  rubato

10 Violin I

             

     
      
senza sord.

 
rubato     
  
650 cresc.

                          
rubato

 
51

   
 
 
  

                         

657


rubato


   
52

       

    
 dolce

pizz. 
663 dim.

       
             

A tempo vivace

      
rit


  
 
 
 
671


                                    
Var. 19
53


L'istesso tempo

    
 

686


                                
54

 
    
695
   
Var. 20

             
Un poco più vivo

               
arco

703
 
                                

707
    

                                
709
 Violin I 11

55

                                
   

711

                                
   
713


                                 
715 
 
                                           
56

717
 

                                          
720
 

                                
 

      
723

    
             
             
57


  
          
725

             
58

       
       
729     

Un poco più vivo 

   
Var. 21

                          
732

12 Violin I

 
            
59

  
                 
737
 

     
              
      
sul A

        
       

741

   pizz. 
                  
60

 
pizz. arco

747
 

  
arco  
Var. 22 61

   
  
          
Un poco piu vivo (alla breve)


       
752


                                      
761   

                     
  
              
62

   
766 poco cresc.  

                   
          
771 poco cresc.
      
Violin I 13

           
                  
63


 cresc.


775

        
64

          
               
781   

                    
65

 

 
788 cresc. poco a poco

           
66

    



795 cresc.

 
   
      
      
      
    
67



   
            
803


  
         
 
   
                        
809
68

             
813
         

           piano cadenzaL'istesso tempo

 
Var. 23

     
        
  

817
     
         
14 Violin I

    
     
          
   
69

    
831

      
               
   
               
70

 
837
  

   
                         

71

           
  
843   

        
  
       
72

                       
pizz. arco

850  

                    
             
857


                
          
73

    
piano cadenza

  
862

74
Var. 24

     
                     

A tempo un poco meno mosso


   
873  
 Violin I 15

        
                
75

    
883 

        
                  
76

     

889
 
poco cresc. 
        
        
pizz.


Più vivo

     
894 

              
                  
77
arco

903    

     
        
78

      
  pesante   
910
 

    
                    
79

924 
    
  
              
80

   
pizz.

    
933
