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Wikipedia Sergei Rachmaninov Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia's article on 'sergei rachmaninov' sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, also Sergey rachmaninov or Serge Rakhmaninov ( 1, 1873 March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninov
Classical Net - Societies - The Rachmaninoff Society to encourage and bring into contact all those who appreciate the life and music ofthe Russian composer, pianist and conductor sergei Vassilyevich RACHMANINOFF http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/rach/
Extractions: The Rachmaninoff Society 4 Springfield Cottages, New Road, Rotherfield, East Sussex TN6 3JR, England Note: The informaiton shown here is out-off-date and this page is being revised. The Rachmaninoff Society is an international organisation founded in 1990 to encourage and bring into contact all those who appreciate the life and music of the Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Vassilyevich RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943). The aims of the Society are to further research and study of the life and works of Rachmaninoff and to promote greater awareness and appreciation of his music and art. The Society publishes a quarterly Newsletter which contains correspondence, varied articles, CD reviews, news of forthcoming concerts and recordings and members' news and for sale/wants advertisements as well as longer articles and essays of a more technical nature. The Society is proud to have the eminent Russian-born pianist and conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy as President. In addition we are privileged to count as honorary members
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873 - 1943) After study at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, Sergey Rachmaninovembarked on a career in Russia as a composer, pianist and conductor. http://www.hnh.com/composer/rachmani.htm
Extractions: After study at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, Sergey Rachmaninov embarked on a career in Russia as a composer, pianist and conductor. Exile from his own country after the Communist Revolution of 1917 forced an increased concentration on performance, as one of the most distinguished pianists of the day, activity that enabled him to support his family but left less time for his work as a composer. For practical reasons he eventually based himself in the United States, while keeping a villa in Switzerland. He died in Beverly Hills in 1943. Orchestral Music The second of Rachmaninov's four piano concertos holds an unchallenged position among romantic works in this form, its popularity closely rivalled by the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano and orchestra. While the Symphonic Dances of 1940 enjoy some popularity, as well as the symphonic poem The Rock and the dark-hued Isle of the Dead, with its recurrent motif from the Latin Requiem Mass, the second of his three numbered symphonies is still more familiar. Recommended Recordings Piano Concerto No. 2 /
Sergei Rachmaninov sergei rachmaninov was not only one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century,but also the last great representative of the Russian Romantic tradition http://hem.passagen.se/alkerstj/worldofclassicalmusic/early20th/sergei_rachmanin
Extractions: Originally wealthy, Rachmaninov's family was reduced to straitened circumstances by his father's extravagance, the resulting strain eventually leading to his parents' separation. In 1885, after an initial period of study at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, Rachmaninov was sent to study the piano with the strict teacher Nikolai Zverev, whose regimen required that the boy's piano practice begin every morning at six o'clock. Living at Zverev's also gave the young Rachmaninov the opportunity to meet such impressive musicians as Anton Rubinstein, Anton Arensky and, most crucially, Tchaikovsky, at Sunday afternoon gatherings. In 1888 Rachmaninov started taking composition lessons with Taneyev and Arensky, and the increasing importance to him of composing led to a breach with the piano-oriented Zverev. Before his graduation he wrote such successful works as the warmly emotional First Piano Concerto , the Trio elegiaque No. 1
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Extractions: Russian Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born on April 1, 1873, on a large estate near the ancient city of Novgorod, Russia. His father was an army officer and his mother was a wealthy heiress. His father gambled, drank, and squandered his wife's money. He deserted his family when Sergei was nine years old. By all accounts Young Sergei was a problem child, but had an extraordinary talent at the piano. At age nine he entered the College of Music in St. Petersburg, however because of his natural gift he did not bother to study. To solve his discipline problem Rachmaninoff moved to Moscow to live with Nikolai Zvereff of the Moscow Conservatory, one of the leading music teachers in Russia at the time. In 1892, Rachmaninoff graduated from the conservatory with high honors. In 1909, Rachmaninoff made his first visit to the United States and received an enthusiastic welcome. Afterwards, he visited America once every season. Rachmaninoff died on March 28, 1943 only a few weeks after attaining his American citizenship, and only five days before his seventieth birthday. During his career Rachmaninoff wrote some 145 compositions. If you are aware of books, movies, databases, web sites or other information sources about
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Sergei Rachmaninov At Basic Music one of the alltime great pianists, and it s family moved to Saint Petersburg whereRachmaninov studied at Anton Arensky and counterpoint with sergei Taneyev. http://basicmusic.net/MusicianDisplay.php/musn/39
Extractions: Romantic / Post Romantic, Composer, Conductor, Performer, Piano Rachmaninov was one of the all-time great pianists, and it's for that instrument that he wrote some of his most beloved compositions, including solo works and some of the most challenging concertos in the repertory. Rachmaninov's gift for romantically yearning melodies also permeates his symphonies and songs. Born in Semyonovo, near Novgorod into a wealthy family with a strong military background, Rachmaninov had his first piano lessons with his mother at the family estate at Oneg. After a decline in their fortunes, the family moved to Saint Petersburg where Rachmaninov studied at the conservatory, before going on to Moscow, where he studied piano with Nikolay Zverev and Alexander Siloti. He also studied harmony with Anton Arensky and counterpoint with Sergei Taneyev. While still a student he wrote this one act opera Aleko, and the set of piano pieces, Op. 3, which contains the Prelude in C sharp minor, probably Rachmaninov's most popular piece for solo piano. Rachmaninov's first symphony was premiered in 1897, but was a complete flop with the critics. Some have suggested that this was as much due to the conducting of Alexander Glazunov, who may have been drunk, as it was to Rachmaninov. The bad reception led to a nervous breakdown and complete loss of self-confidence for Rachmaninov. He wrote very little music until he began a course of therapy with Nikolai Dahl. The result of these sessions was the Piano Concerto No. 2, which Rachmaninov dedicated to Dahl. The piece was very well received at its premiere, for which Rachmaninov played the solo part himself, and remains one of his most popular compositions, gaining some fame from its use in the film Brief Encounter.
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.
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Extractions: Rachmaninov began to study piano with his mother at the age of four. He continued his studies at the St. Petersburg and Moscow conservatories under Zvereff and Arenski. He is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all times, but is also remembered for his compositions and as a conductor. He fled from Russia, after the Communist Revolution in 1917, and he eventually based himself in the United States where he later became a citizen. His highly successful, but exhausting career as a concert pianist enabled him to support his family but left little time for composition. His music remains an indispensable part of Romantic repertory. The second of Rachmaninov's four piano concertos holds an unchallenged position among Romantic works in this form. Its popularity is closely rivalled by the "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ", for piano and orchestra. While the Symphonic Dances of 1940 enjoy some popularity, as well as the symphonic poem "The Rock" and the dark-hued "Isle of the Dead", with its recurrent motif from the Latin Requiem Mass, the second of his three numbered symphonies is still more familiar. Rachmaninov's first real success came in 1892 with the Prelude in C sharp minor. Other piano works include the Etudes-tableaux of 1911 and 1916-17, two sonatas, sets of Preludes and Moments musicaux, transcriptions, including the two Kreisler pieces Liebesleid and Liebesfreud, and the impressive Variations on a Theme of
Extractions: In 1928 Vladimir Horowitz came to the United States and made his U.S. debut in New York, where he became friends with Sergei Rachmaninov. A few weeks later, the two artists got together to play Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 - with Horowitz as the soloist and Rachmaninov as the "orchestra" at a second piano. Fifty years later, Horowitz performed this work once again in New York, but this time accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. Classica presents the live recording of this celebrated event at which Horowitz, who had played the work with its creator and knew it like no other, performed the concerto for the very last time. Born in Kiev (Ukraine) in 1904, Vladimir Horowitz was one of the most acclaimed pianists of the 20th century. His phenomenal virtuosity, his willful interpretative style and his delight in publicity turned him into a world-class star who was known far beyond the confines of classical music. He died in New York on November 5, 1989. Sergei Rachmaninov visited the United States for the first time in the fall of 1909. For his lengthy concert tour, he had brought the recently completed Third Piano Concerto with him. The nearly three-quarter-hour long work stands out for its enormous technical demands as well as for its intricate structural design, which links the three movements together cyclically through the use of the same thematic material. The Third Piano Concerto is a standard work in the repertoire of virtuoso concert pianists and shows the composer, who is sometimes unfairly called old-fashioned, as fully in tune with his time.
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Extractions: Det er ikke mange desenniene siden Rachmaninov Shine Han bosatte seg i Vesten etter bolsjevikrevolusjonen i 1917, og viet sitt liv som full tids konsertpianist etter dette. En CD er utelukkende viet musikk av han selv og de bearbeidelsene han gjorde av andres verk, en ikke ukjent foreteelse fra den tids konsertpianister. moderne pianistene. svarte notene Summary in English Not so many years ago Rachmaninov was more known as a technically brilliant pianist - not as a composer. Today it is opposite. His piano concertoes - in particular the second and third - belongs to the most played in the concert halls. Rachmaninov lived in the Vest after the bolchevik revolution in 1917. One must wonder when history is brought to us in this way, we hear the great composer playing his own works. On this set we find his own transcriptions from Bach, Kreiser and others. As one of the first modern pianists his playing style might confuse us, in his own works he strikes the 'black notes' very hard, nearly cluster-like.
