Rachmaninoff

or Rach·ma·ni·nov

[ rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russian ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Ser·gei Was·si·lie·vitch [sur-, gey, v, uh, -, seel, -y, uh, -vich, syi, r, -, gyey, vuh-, syee, -lyi-vyich], 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.

Rachmaninoff

/ raxˈmaninəf; rækˈmænɪˌnɒf /

RachmaninoffSergei Vassilievich18731943MRussianMUSIC: piano virtuosoMUSIC: composer Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer

Like the guy who sits down at the piano in a hotel lobby and bangs out Rachmaninoff.

And had M. Rachmaninoff instead of being a musician been a painter, would not a like destiny await his compositions?

Are not the piano-pieces of M. Rachmaninoff the result of a relationship to the instrument that is fast becoming outmoded?

An excellent example of this is contained in the autobiography, Rachmaninoff's Recollections.

In this book, immortal Rachmaninoff describes in detail his success in overcoming a severe case of mental depression.

She played the Rachmaninoff "Prelude," and when she had finished they neither moved nor spoke.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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