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Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor. He 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, with a personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures and rich orchestral colours.

Facts
Birth Year
1873 1
Death Year
1943 1
Active From Year
1892 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

In Movement

Romanticism, Movements
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Sergei Rachmaninoff (Wikipedia)Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary lead, movement

Practices

Music, Art Forms
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Additional Source Sergei Rachmaninoff (Wikipedia)Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary lead, practices

Works Created

Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff), Works
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Sergei Rachmaninoff

Originated In

Russia

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2. Sergei Rachmaninoff (Wikipedia)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary lead
    a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor
  • Lead section
    20 March] 1873 - 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor.
  • Wikipedia sections
    Delays in getting paid by Gutheil saw Rachmaninoff seeking other sources of income, which led to an engagement at the Moscow Electrical Exhibition in September 1892, his public debut as a pianist, where he premiered his landmark Prelude in C-sharp minor from his five-part piano composition piece Morceaux de fantaisie (Op.
  • In Movement: Romanticism, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary lead, movement
    as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music
  • Practices: Music, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary lead, practices
    a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor
  • In Category: Artists, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Romantic Composers, Lead
    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.
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Wikidata: Sergei Rachmaninoff
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