Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff ''Sergei Rachmaninoff'' was the spelling he used while living in the United States from 1918 until his death. The Library of Congress standardised this usage. His name is also commonly spelled ''Rachmaninov'' or ''Rakhmaninov''.}} , ; ; in Russian pre-revolutionary script.}} (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument.Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff began learning the piano at the age of four. He studied piano and composition at the Moscow Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1892, having already written several compositions. In 1897, following the disastrous premiere of his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little, until supportive therapy allowed him to complete his well-received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. Rachmaninoff went on to become conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1904–1906, and relocated to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. He later embarked upon his first tour of the United States as a pianist in 1909.
After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia permanently, settling in New York in 1918. Following this, he spent most of his time touring as a pianist through the US and Europe, from 1932 onwards spending his summers at his villa in Switzerland. During this time, Rachmaninoff's primary occupation was performing, and his compositional output decreased significantly, completing just six works after leaving Russia. By 1942, his declining health led him to move to Beverly Hills, California, where he died from melanoma in 1943. Provided by Wikipedia
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The three symphonies / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Piano sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28 ; Piano sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36 : revised version / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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All-Night vigil (Vespers) / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Etudes-tableaux, op. 33 ; Etudes-tableaux, op. 39 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Piano variations : on a theme of Chopin op.22 on a theme of Corelli op.42 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Works for cello and piano / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Etudes-tableau [i.e. tableaux] / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Piano concerto no. 2 in C minor / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Francesca da Rimini: op. 25 : opera in two scenes (tableaux) with Prologue and Epilogue = Oper in zwei Bildern mit Prolog und Epilog = opéra en deux tableaux avec prologue et épilo... by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Preludes and Elégie from opp. 3, 23 & 32 ; Variations on a theme of Corelli, op. 42 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Piano concertos nos. 2 & 3 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Works for cello and piano / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Spring: opus 20, cantata for baritone solo, chorus, and orchestra / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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13 preludes, op. 32 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Orchestral music / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Symphony no 2 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Symphonic dances = Symphonische Tänze = Danses symphoniques ; Vocalise ; "Aleko" : Intermezzo / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Variations on a theme of Paganini, no. 18 / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Symphony no. 2 ; Vocalise ; Scherzo / by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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Complete piano music : the complete Vox Box recordings. by Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
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