The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument. …

Nov 28, 2025 · Sergey Rachmaninoff was a composer who was the last great figure of the tradition of Russian Romanticism and a leading piano virtuoso of his time. He is especially …

The Best of Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 -- 28 March 1943) Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, …

The Rachmaninoff Network virtual research & information center dedicated to the life and art of Sergei Rachmaninoff, with articles, Rachmaninoff's Concert Diary, image bank, activities, …

Jan 16, 2025 · Rachmaninoff drew inspiration from Russian folk music, Orthodox liturgical chants, and the works of Russian composers like Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. His music …

Oct 8, 2025 · Did Rachmaninov marry? Yes. In 1902, shortly after the triumphant success of his Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff married Natalia Satina following a three-year …

Rachmaninoff passed away of melanoma on March 28, 1943. Despite the trials and tribulations of his life, Rachmaninoff left behind an indelible legacy. His music, characterized by its long, …

Jul 23, 2025 · A timeline of the lives and times of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff and Tsar Nicholas II

Sergei Rachmaninoff (also spelled "Rachmaninov," 1873–1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff, it seemed, could do nothing right by most of his contemporary …

Rachmaninoff eventually completed his concerto in 1892, and it was published as his Op. 1 that year. Although Rachmaninoff would subsequently revise this youthful work in 1917, it never …