Sergei Rachmaninoff
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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SoundBirthday
April 1, 1873Deathday
March 28, 1943Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
28Place of birth
Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)Also known as
Сергей Рахманинов, Sergey Rakhmaninov, Sergei Rakhmaninov, Sergey Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov, Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́ниновCast credits
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Stupid Boy
Original Music ComposerMonna Lisa
Musict0gether al0ne.
MusicThe Bursa
MusicRomeo e Giulietta
MusicThe Miserly Knight
MusicianThe Lighthouse
MusicA Hall of Mirrors
CompositorVibrato
MusicBluebird
Original Music ComposerSome Kind of Sadness
MusicThe Barbarians
MusicHappy Birthday!
Original Music ComposerA Russian Youth
Original Music ComposerThe Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana
Original Music ComposerThe Edge of the World
Original Music ComposerWaldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms
MusicOur Armoured Train
Original Music ComposerThe Elder Son
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