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Apr 19, 2024 · Sergey Rachmaninoff (born March 20 [April 1, New Style], 1873, Oneg, near Semyonovo, Russia—died March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.) was a composer who was the last great figure of the tradition of Russian Romanticism and a leading piano virtuoso of his time.
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 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 .
May 9, 2023 · Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was a Russian pianist and composer best known for his piano concertos and symphonies. He overcame an early ravaging by critics and several years of depression to create works which are today amongst the most popular and most-performed of any 20th-century composer.
- Mark Cartwright
- Rachmaninoff's most famous piece is his Second Piano Concerto, used in many film soundtracks and the popular song All by Myself.
- Rachmaninoff was 69 when he died of cancer at his home in Beverly Hills on 28 March 1943.
- Rachmaninoff married his first cousin Natalya Satina in 1902; they had two daughters.
- Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky were friends who admired each other's music.
Biography. Sergei Rachmaninov (also spelled Rachmaninoff, 1873–1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninov, it seemed, could do nothing right by most of his contemporary critics' and composers' standards. As a person, he appeared somewhat cold and aloof - Stravinsky once called him "a six-and-a-half foot tall scowl".
- Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18. Following the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony Rachmaninov composed almost nothing for around three years.
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19. After the success of his Op.18 Rachmaninov threw himself into his work. This fine cello sonata appeared not long after the Second Piano Concerto’s confidence-restoring premiere, its magical ‘Andante’ at times reminiscent of the earlier work’s ‘Adagio’.
- 10 Preludes, Op.23. Rachmaninov composed 24 piano preludes: one in each major and minor key. The famous C sharp minor Prelude came first, in 1892; the complete Op.23 set followed 11 years later, and the final 13 preludes arrived in 1910.
- Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27. The premiere of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony took place in St Petersburg, the scene of the First Symphony fiasco. But this time, with Rachmaninov on the podium (rather than a probably drunk Glazunov), things went to plan and the symphony, one of Rachmaninov’s best works, went on to become an audience favourite.
Guides. Rachmaninov: 15 facts about the great composer. A brilliant pianist, conductor and composer, Rachmaninov wrote a piano concerto that has become the nation's favourite piece of classical music. 1. A young, musical genius. Sergei Rachmaninov was born on 1 April 1873 in Semyonovo, north-west Russia.
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff ( Russian: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов, Sergej Vasil'evič Rahmaninov, April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943) was a Russian -born composer who later in life became an American citizen. As a performer, composer, and conductor, Rachmaninoff is remembered as one of the true artistic geniuses of ...
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