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Sergey Vassilievich Rachmaninoff
Born: 1st April 1873, Starorussky Uyezd
Died: 28th March 1943, Beverly Hills
Nationality: Russian
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff 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.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff
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Further Reading: Rachmaninoff
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Rachmaninoff 150
1st Apr 2023
April 1st 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. To celebrate we compiled a selection of some of our favourite Rachmaninoff sheet music publications. Find out more.
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Piano Sheet Music Essentials: Sergei Rachmaninoff
21st Oct 2021
In our Piano Sheet Music Essentials series, we aim to offer recommendations of popular and well-known piano pieces by a selection of celebrated composers. This article focuses on the work of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
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Popular Works: Rachmaninoff
- Elegie, Op. 3 No. 1 (11)
- Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 (9)
- Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 (8)
- Flight of the Bumblebee (after Rimsky-Korsakov) (6)
- How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (27)
- Humoresque in G major, Op. 10 No. 5 (10)
- Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 (8)
- Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (7)
- Melodie in E Major, Op. 3 No. 3 (7)
- Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 (9)
- Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 (9)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 (13)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (24)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato (8)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (7)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (25)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 (10)
- Piano Piece in D minor (7)
- Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4 (11)
- Polka italienne (10)
- Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor (80)
- Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor (45)
- Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10 (14)
- Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13 (15)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18 (19)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (16)
- Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 (22)
- Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (12)
- Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 (6)
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (13)
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 - Adagio (11)
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 (7)
- The Bells, Op. 35 (8)
- The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem, Op. 29 (7)
- The Rock - Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 7 (6)
- Valse in A major, Op. 10 No. 2 (8)
- Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42 (6)
- Vespers, Op. 37 (9)
- Vespers, Op. 37: Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin) (31)
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (195)
