Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов

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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. 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 very well-received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. Rachmaninoff went on to become conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1904 to 1906, and relocated to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. He later embarked upon his first tour of the United States as a concert 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 in 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 in 1943.

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Albums 1050

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EPs 2

Singles 11

Live 65

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Наталья Александровна Сатина 1902–1943

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Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff, Serge · Rachmaninoff, Sergej · Rachmaninov · Rachmaninov, Sergei · Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873–1943) · Rachmaninov, Sergey · Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873–1943) · Rachmaninow · Racmaninov · Rakhmaninov · Rakhmaninov, Sergey · Rhachmaninov · S. Rachmaninoff · S. Rachmaninov · Serge Rachmaninoff · Serge Rachmaninov · Serge Rachmaninow · Sergei Rachmaninoff · Sergei Rachmaninov · Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943) · Sergei Rachmaninow · Sergei Rachmaniov · Sergei Rahmaninov · Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff · Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov · Sergei Vasiljevitš Rahmaninov · Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff · Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow · Sergej Rachmaninoff · Sergej Rachmaninov · Sergej Rachmaninow · Sergej Vasil'evič Rahmaninov · Sergej Vasiljevitj Rachmaninov · Sergeri Rachmaninoff · Sergey Rachmaninov · Sergey Rachmarinov · Sergey Rakhmaninov · Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov · Sergey Vasil’yevich Rakhmaninov · Sergio Rachmaninoff · Sergiusz Rachmaninow · Sergueï Rachmaninov · Siergiej Rachmaninow · Сергей Рахманинов · セルゲイ・ラフマニノフ · 라흐마니노프

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ISNI: 0000000121354017
IPI: 00025196099