The Polka Italienne (Italian Polka) is a work for piano four hands by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was composed in 1906. The piece begins in the key of E minor then changes to E major during the middle section.
Russian pianist Alexander Siloti transcribed the work as a simple arrangement for 2-hand piano. It was published in 1925 by Boosey & Hawkes. The transcription is transposed down to the key of D minor then changes to D major.Boosey & Hawkes. Italian Polka (Polka Italienne). Arranged for piano (publ.1925)
Russian classical pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov arranged a concert transcription for solo piano in preparation for an upcoming tour of Italy in 1999 at the age of 17. Gryaznov recorded the arrangement on the Steinway & Sons label in 2018 and the arrangement was included in the 2015 Schott Music edition Gryaznov: Piano TranscriptionsRachmaninoff. Italian Polka. Gryaznov: Piano Transcription. Schott Music. 2015
See also Polka de W.R.
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