Rachmaninoff's Vocalise Morton Gould and His Orchestra. Vladimir Spivakov, violinist/sergeiBezrodny, pianist. Philadelphia Orch/sergei rachmaninoff, cond. http://classicalcdreview.com/vocalise.htm
Extractions: RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14. Anna Moffo, sop/American Symphony Orch/Leopold Stokowski. Morton Gould and His Orchestra. Vladimir Spivakov, violinist/Sergei Bezrodny, pianist. Philadelphia Orch/Sergei Rachmaninoff, cond. Brian Asawa, countertenor/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Evgeny Kissin, pianist. James Galway, flute/National Symphony Orch/Charles Gerhardt, cond. Norman Luboff Choir/New Symphony Orchestra of London/Leopold Stokowski, cond. Isao Tomita & "The Plasma Symphony Orch." Wolfram Huschke, cellist/Dieter Huschke, pianist. Vitya Vronsky & Victor Babin, duo-pianists. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orch/Yuri Temirkanov, cond. Ruth Ann Swenson, sop/Warren Jones, pianist. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14, which started life as a song without text. The voice sings a vowel sound "ah" or "ooh" and is treated as an instrument. Rachmaninoff made the first non-vocal "arrangement" for orchestra and it is appropriately included in this compilation. It is a classic performance of a truncated version necessitated by limited playing time of a 78 rpm disc when the recording was made with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1929. Other orchestral versions included are Morton Gould's own transcription recorded in 1960 with his studio orchestra, and Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic playing Kurt Sanderling's arrangement, recorded in 1991. Both are richly voluptuous, Temirkanov the more leisurely by a small margin..
Extractions: By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z R Related Category: Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff [syirg A u s E E nOf] Pronunciation Key As a composer he was strongly influenced by his friend Tchaikovsky . Rachmaninoff's music, particularly his piano compositions, are characterized by their dark and massive chords, whose dramatic effects and strong melodic lines have made them enormously popular. His best-known works are the second (1901) of his four piano concertos, and the Prelude in C Sharp Minor (1892), for piano. Other compositions include Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1934), for piano and orchestra; an orchestral tone poem, The Isle of the Dead The Bells (1913), for chorus and orchestra; three symphonies; two sacred choral works
SERGE RACHMANINOV ~ NOTES Page ~ AMUSIClassical Directory sergei rachmaninoff RussianAmerican pianist, conductor and composer Semyonovo,1 APR 1873 ~ Beverly Hills, CA 28 MAR 1943 Operas, Symphonies, 4 Piano http://www.angelfire.com/biz/musiclassical/rach.html
Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia revolution, sergei rachmaninoff discovered the vital role his homeland had playedin his composition. Although he continued performing as a concert pianist, he http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article?eu=298718&source=SEO
HistoryForSale - Music & Performer Autographs SERGEI RACHMANINOFF sergei rachmaninoff/1933 , 5x3 card mounted on irregularly cut 5½x3½ card. Handwrittencaption in unknown hand on mount sergei Rachminoff sic pianist and http://www.historyforsale.com/html/prodetails.asp?documentid=202463&start=1&page
Internet Public Library: Music History 102 sergei rachmaninoff. 2. Most of rachmaninoff s bestknown compositions were writtenbefore 1917 mainly on his concertizing as a virtuoso pianist, although he was http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/twen/russian.htm
Extractions: Education ... Music History 102 This collection All of the IPL Advanced Born: Oneg, district of Novgorod, April 1, 1873 Died: Beverly Hills, Cal., March 28, 1943 Having studied at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, Rachmaninoff produced, at the age of twenty, one of the most popular and enduring piano pieces in the whole literature, the Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 no. 2 . Most of Rachmaninoff's best-known compositions were written before 1917, the year he left Russia to settle first in Switzerland, and later in the United States. His career focused mainly on his concertizing as a virtuoso pianist, although he was acknowledged as a fine conductor. Among his best works are his four piano concertos , including the well-known Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor , which illustrates Rachmaninoff's penchant for "the big tune," much in the manner of Tchaikovsky , whom he greatly admired. Born: Sontsovka, April 27, 1891
88keys - Artist Interviews - Rachmaninoff Is Reminiscent Complete interview with sergei rachmaninoff first published in Amongcomposers, rachmaninoff looms large. as a composer, and a pianist, yet this http://www.88keys.com/docs/in_rachma.html
Extractions: by Basanta Koomar Roy Among composers, Rachmaninoff looms large. While it seldom transpires that one gains equal distinction as a composer, and a pianist, yet this may be said of Rachmaninoff. In the course of the next hundred years or so the excellence of his piano playing will no doubt have become mythical, but the message of his musical compositions for the orchestra, for the voice and for the piano will still remain as cherished treasures of mankind. One fine morning not long ago, I found myself, by appointment, in the spacious studio of Rachmaninoff overlooking the Hudson. In this quiet and contemplative room where the master did much of his composing, we talked of many things. In the course of our conversation I asked the master musician from Moscow how he first gained recognition as a composer, for this is one of the most difficult things a young composer has to contend with. S.R.:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Library Of Congress Citations d. 328-43, Beverly Hills; Russian-born American pianist, conductor, and SerghehiRachmaninov) Control No. n 50054908 Heading rachmaninoff, sergei, 1873-1943 http://www.malaspina.edu/~mcneil/cit/citlcrachmaninov.htm
Extractions: The Little Search Engine that Could Down to Name Citations National Library of Canada LC Online Catalog ... COPAC Database (UK) Book Citations [First 20 Records (of 322)] Author: Bertensson, Sergei, 1885-1962. Title: Sergei Rachmaninoff, a lifetime in music, by Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, with the assistance of Sophia Satin. Published: New York, New York University Press, 1956. Description: viii, 464 p. illus., ports., facsims., music. 24 cm. LC Call No.: ML410.R12 B47 Dewey No.: 927.8 Notes: "Works": p. 402-419. "Work on records": p. 420-438. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 Discography. Other authors: Leyda, Jay, 1910- joint author. Satina, Sophie, 1879- Control No.: 55010065 Author: Piggott, Patrick, 1915- Title: Rachmaninov orchestral music / Patrick Piggott. Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1974. Description: 60 p. : music ; 20 cm. Series: BBC music guides ; 27 LC Call No.: MT130.R2 P5 1974b Dewey No.: 785/.092/4 ISBN: 029595308X : $1.45 Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Orchestra music. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Concertos, piano, orchestra. Orchestral music Analysis, appreciation. Concertos (Piano) Analysis, appreciation. Control No.: 73013333 /MN/r85
Extractions: MOTION PICTURE, BROADCASTING, AND RECORDED SOUND DIVISION The Rachmaninoff Archives is the largest collection of Sergei Rachmaninoff holographs, personal papers, and memorabilia outside of the Soviet Union. Mrs. Sergei Rachmaninoff decided to donate this extensive family collection to the Library shortly before her death in 1951 and over the years her sister Sophie Satin and daughters, Irina Wolkonsky and Tatina Conus, have generously added material. The archives document the composer's career after his emigration from Russia (1917) with music manuscripts, autograph correspondence, photographs, programs, prizes, clippings, critical studies, biographies, and lists enumerating his recordings, compositions, performances, and repertory as a pianist, opera conductor, and orchestra director. Many important compositions are represented by autograph sketches and scores, among them Prelude in C-sharp Minor , op. 3, no. 2;
Bacon & Dear Petersburg, Russia. He helped found and became editor of the Bulletin of the AtomicScientist. sergei rachmaninoff (18731943) pianist, composer, conductor. http://www.baconanddear.com/imm-famous/r.php
Extractions: Chemist who worked on the development of the first United States atomic bomb, 1944-46. Taught at MIT and at University of Illinois. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He helped found and became editor of the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist." Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Pianist, composer, conductor. "Prelude in C sharp Minor" is typical of his Romantic, melodic compositions. Another of his masterpieces was "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini." Born in Novgorod, Russia. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, Rachmaninoff settled in the United States. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943. Sergei Rachmaninoff
Pianist Eunjoo Yun EunJoo Yun, Korean pianist, has won prizes in many competitions, such as First prizein the Jewish Eunjoo Yun Live. sergei rachmaninoff Four Moments Musicaux Op http://www.feucharts.com/yun.htm
Extractions: Biography Recordings Repertoire Acclaim ... Contacts Biography EunJoo Yun, Korean pianist, has won prizes in many competitions, such as: First prize in the Jewish Community Competition in Baltimore, the Brevard Festival Concerto Competition, the Southeastern Competition in North Carolina, and was a finalist in the MTNA South Carolina State Competition, semifinalist in the Corpus Christi and the Kingsville International Competitions in Texas, and the Stravinsky International Competition in Illinois. She received the 1995 South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowship in music. She also was selected to the 1995 - 1997 Community Tour Artist Roster and again for the 2003 - 2005 Roster. She was awarded the special prize for the best interpretation of Rachmaninoff in the ILBA International Competition in Italy. She has played in Maryland, Washington, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Iowa, Tennessee, Virginia, South America, Italy, and Spain. She has also played eight seasons in Charleston at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the International Piano Series, Drayton Hall, Sottile Theater, and Cooper Hall. She has been soloist with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Community Orchestra. Ms. Yun was born in Seoul, Korea. A graduate of the Ye-Won Music school in Korea, she moved to Baltimore where she studied with Katherine Brake at the Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduation, Ms Yun was granted a full scholarship to study at the College of Charleston with Enrique Graf.
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninov BMG High Performance (HP 09026 633102). Raymond Lewenthal, pianist. Lewenthal MichaelGrebanier, cellist; Janet Guggenheim, pianist. Rachmaninov s http://www.fredflaxman.com/Compact Discoveries Articles/CapsuleReviews.html
Extractions: Capsule Reviews Alkan: Le Festin d'Esope, Barcarolle, Quasi-Faust , and Symphonie BMG High Performance (HP 09026 63310-2) Raymond Lewenthal, pianist Lewenthal started the recent revival of interest in Alkan and now I understand why. His performances are truly magnificent. They sound impossible! You can't believe that there are no other pianists playing at the same time! In fact, sometimes it's hard to believe that there isn't an entire orchestra there, the sound is so full and lush! Lewenthal brings out the best in these compositions, which is very good indeed. And the remastering is excellent, too. Even the program notes, which are by Lewenthal himself, are fascinating and extremely well written. Also on this disc is the most interesting group composition, Hexameron , by Liszt, Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny and Chopin. Bach: 5 Versionen der Passacaglia BWV 582 (Signum SIG X93-00) This is a great idea, well executed: a CD with five versions of the famous "Passacaglia" by J.S. Bach. The first version is performed on a period organ by Christian Rieger. The second, a piano version by Eugene d'Albert (1864-1932) is performed by Ernst Breidenbach. Next comes a version for romantic organ by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and Johann Gottlob Topfer (1791-1870). The fourth version is for piano, four hands, by Max Reger (1873-1916). The pianists are Oliver Kolb and Ernst Breidenbach. And, finally, Leopold Stokowski's (1882-1977) orchestral transcription performed by the Frankfurt State Orchestra conducted by Nikos Athinaos.
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninov composed. But that s fair enough. It makes up for the piano piecesof other composers that rachmaninoff recorded as a pianist. He http://www.fredflaxman.com/Compact Discoveries Articles/Rachmaninov.html
Extractions: Misery Loves Company I'm too happy to enjoy Rachmaninoff as much as I used to. When I was a suffering, insufferable teenager, he was my favorite composer. During my first semester in college, I wallowed in my misery to the tear-jerking melodies of this latter-day (1873-1943) romantic. Here was my soul-mate: a composer who shared my depressions, insecurities, and longings for acceptance and love. My roommate at the time - a vulgar, tasteless, oil tycoon's son from Wichita, Kansas - referred to this world-class composer, pianist and conductor as "Rocky." I almost killed him, but he dropped out of school, and my life, before I had the chance. I shall always love Rachmaninoff, but I doubt that I shall ever relate to his music quite as much as I did back then. Misery loves company, and Rachmaninoff kept me company, record after record, day after day. Starting with his most famous works - the Piano Concerto No. 2, the Symphony No. 2 , and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini - I expanded my record collection to include every Rachmaninoff composition that had ever been issued. I even learned to play his most famous piano piece, the Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, myself - no small feat for someone who rarely attempted any work which wasn't in C major. The Second Symphony, like the Second Piano Concerto, is one of Rachmaninoff's indisputable masterpieces, even though he himself didn't realize this. "I give my solemn word," he said after finishing it, "no more symphonies!" Nevertheless, he broke his promise - only once - some 30 years later.
Extractions: After having watched shine, I fell in love with Rachmaninoffs 3rd. However, no recording of this masterpiece was able to move me as much as Lang Langs interpretation. And my expectations were not disappointed when watching him in Vancouver 2003. He seems to well know about the dark sides and dangers of this piece, but in his interpretation, the good wins over the evil, and he plays with musical insight that is astonishing for his young age. And, no doubt, his technique is nothing but brilliant.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Recordings:Lots Of Good Music (Classical) this collection contains the entire recorded legacy of sergei rachmaninoff, consideredby many to be one of the greatest if not the greatest pianist of our http://classical.lotsofgoodmusic.com/us_classical-item_id-B000003FB7-search_type
Music By Sergei Rachmaninoff Russian composer, pianist and conductor sergei Vasilyevich rachmaninoff. Dearreaders, Warm greetings to music lovers around the world on 1st http://www.groovyshopping.com/music/music-by-sergei-rachmaninoff.htm
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The Life, Music, And Genius Of Sergey Rachmaninoff honored at a dinner hosted by fellow pianist Arthur Rubinstein. sergei RachmaninovA Lifetime in Music Links sergei rachmaninoff rachmaninoffWorld Rachmaninov http://www.debateit.net/genius/rachmaninoff.htm
Extractions: I have never been able to make up my mind as to what was my true calling that of composer, pianist, or conductor . . . I am constantly troubled by the misgiving that, in venturing into too many fields, I may have failed to make the best use of my life. In my own compositions, no conscious effort has been made to be original, or Romantic or Nationalistic, or anything else. I write down on paper the music I hear within me, as naturally as possible...What I try to do, when writing down my music, is to make it say simply and directly that which is in my heart when I am composing. Music is enough for a lifetime; but a lifetime is never enough for music.
