Sergey Rachmaninoff
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Born: April 1, 1873 · Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)
Died: March 28, 1943 (aged 69)
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Biography
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892, having already composed several piano and orchestral pieces. In 1897, following the negative critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. For the next sixteen years, Rachmaninoff conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, relocated to Dresden, Germany, and toured the United States for the first time. Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia; in 1918, they settled in the United States, first in New York City. With his main source of income coming from piano and conducting performances, demanding tour schedules led to a reduction in his time for composition; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six works, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. By 1942, his failing health led to his relocation to Beverly Hills, California. One month before his death from advanced melanoma, Rachmaninoff was granted American citizenship. In Rachmaninoff's work, early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, and other Russian composers gave way to a personal style notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colors.[3] Rachmaninoff often featured the piano in his compositions, and he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument through his own skills as a pianist.
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The Piano Forest
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Stupid Boy
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A Hall of Mirrors
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White Nights
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Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom
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Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff
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Romance
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Rachmaninov-Ravel
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Some Kind of Sadness
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Our Armoured Train
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Vadym Kholodenko suona il Rach 3 con L'OSN
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Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024
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Mikhaïl Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: Nos.3 and n. 4
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Vibrato
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Europiano (2/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe
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The Lighthouse
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The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
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Waldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms
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Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
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A Russian Youth
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Daniil Trifonov - Thanks to the Music
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Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Rachmaninov-Sibelius
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Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2
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The Edge of the World
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Liszt's Piano Concerto no. 2 with Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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Le star del pianoforte: Campaner
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Tugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee
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Rachmaninov: Concerto n.2 in do minore Op.18
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The Miserly Knight
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Stories About Lenin
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Shokhakimov e Seong-Jin Cho con OSN Rai
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Happy Birthday!
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Rachmaninov: Danze Sinfoniche per orchestra Op.45
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Venti dell'Est per l'Orchestra Rai
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The Defendant
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Hayato Sumino in Wiesbaden
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The Bursa
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Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Symphonic Dances
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The Clock Stopped at Midnight
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Aleko
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Romeo e Giulietta
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The Elder Son
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The Broken Wings
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Monna Lisa
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Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov
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Hope for Peace Concert from the Frauenkirche - Dresden
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The House Opposite
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Beatrice Rana @ Lucerne Festival 2025
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Armonie di Speranza
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Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued
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Moscow Skies
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Bluebird
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The Barbarians
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