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Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов

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1994 - Piano Concertos 1 & 4
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1993 - Piano Concerto no. 3 / Paganini Rhapsody

1990 - Symphony no. 3 / Symphonic Dances
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1988 - Concerto no. 2 / Etudes-Tableaux

1978 - CBS Great Performances, Volume 72: Piano Concerto no. 3

1978 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Saint‐Saëns: Piano C

1978 - Solflöjt 2

1977 - Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 4
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1972 - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Piano Concerto No. 4

1971 - Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff: Sonata in B-flat minor, op. 36

1965 - Songs of the Auvergne / Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 / Vocali

1964 - 24 preludes for piano

1964 - Second Piano Concerto
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1963 - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18 (Leningrad AFSO feat.

1959 - Concerto no. 3

1959 - Piano Concerto no. 2 / 6 Préludes

1958 - Ravel: Piano Concerto in G / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.

1951 - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor

1950 - Sibelius: Finlandia / The Swan of Tuonela / Rachmaninoff: Pr

1949 - The Isle of the Dead / Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis

1940 - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
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0 - Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata / Vocalise / Dvořák: Polonaise

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Moscow, Russia

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1873

Active
1873 to 1943

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Alternate Name
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period. The influence of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, and other Russian composers is seen in his early works, later giving way to a personal style notable for song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colors.
Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at the age of 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. In the course of the next sixteen years, Rachmaninoff conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, relocated to Dresden, Germany, and toured the United States for the first time. Rachmaninoff often featured the piano in his compositions, and he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument through his own skills as a pianist.
Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia. They settled in New York City in 1918. 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.