Sergei Rachmaninoff
Composer
1873 – 1943
Who was Sergei Rachmaninoff?
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, 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 personal style notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and his use of rich orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output, and through his own skills as a performer he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1873
Semyonov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast - Also known as
- Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
- Sergei Rachmaniov
- Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
- Rachmaninoff
- S. Rachmaninov
- Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov
- S. Rachmaninoff
- Sergej Vasil'evič Rahmaninov
- Serge Rachmaninov
- Rachmaninoff, Serge (1873-1943)
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Natalia Alexandrovna Satin
(1902/05/12 - 1943/03/28)
- Natalia Alexandrovna Satin
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Russian American
- Russian
- Nationality
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
(Specialized in Piano) - Moscow Conservatory
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Died
- Mar 28, 1943
Beverly Hills - Resting place
- Kensico Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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