61. Iclassics.com - Classical Music And More were busy with the hectic schedule of a concert pianist and a beautiful or bitteror sad or religious. Suggested Listening sergei rachmaninoff Music for Piano http://www.iclassics.com/iclassics/feature.jsp?featureId=324

62. Sergei Rachmaninoff insignificant virtuoso pieces that were just fine for showing off a pianist'stechnical skill sergei rachmaninoff died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California. http://www.eroica.com/phoenix/jdt124-sr.html

Back to the Phoenix Records Catalog Order ... Respighi TOCCATA FOR PIANO, Rachmaninoff RHAPSOY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI, Casella PARTITA FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA Joshua Pierce, piano Sergei Vassileivitch Rachmaninoff was born on April 2, 1873 at Oneg, Novgorod, Russia. He died in Beverly Hills, California, March 28, 1943. All during his life, and for many decades after his passing, Sergei Rachmaninoff was regarded as - at best - an anomoly, a throwback to the 19th century, as his music always expressed itself through an unabashedly Romantic language: At times haunting, morose and forboding; at others, gentle, passionate and con molte dolce. But always, all these conflicting pathos would recede as the finales of his greatest works - such as the Symphony No. 2, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the valedictory Symphonic Dances - would give way to beautiful resolutions of triumph. If listening to Rachamaninoff seemed to some a futile exercise in depression and an exploration of the depths of sorrow, this was because of the complexity of the composer himself. Almost all of Rachmaninoff's major works were undergirded by the Roman Catholic Dies Irae. But that was only half of the story; for the listener will have found himself transported from the inevitability of death, to rise above the despair and exalt in the life-affirming, powerful finales for which the composer was so well-known. Only in Die Toteninsel (after Arnold Boecklin's painting) is death the final arbiter.

63. The Life, Music, And Genius Of Sergey Rachmaninoff honored at a dinner hosted by fellow pianist Arthur Rubinstein. sergei RachmaninovA Lifetime in Music Links sergei rachmaninoff rachmaninoffWorld Rachmaninov http://www.debateit.net/genius/rachmaninoff.htm

The Life, Music, and Genius of Sergey Rachmaninoff Biography Quotes Links Music Music by Rachmaninoff MIDI Files rach33n6.mid (.mid, 18 KB) rhapsody.mid (.mid, 74 KB) WAVE Files Etude-Tableau , op. 39, no. 5. Ian Hobson, piano (.wav, 280 KB) Piano Concerto #4 op. 40, movement 2. Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (.wav, 575 KB) Nyne Otpushchayeshi (.wav, 323 KB) Priidite Poklonimsya (.wav, 239 KB) I have never been able to make up my mind as to what was my true calling that of composer, pianist, or conductor . . . I am constantly troubled by the misgiving that, in venturing into too many fields, I may have failed to make the best use of my life. In my own compositions, no conscious effort has been made to be original, or Romantic or Nationalistic, or anything else. I write down on paper the music I hear within me, as naturally as possible...What I try to do, when writing down my music, is to make it say simply and directly that which is in my heart when I am composing. Music is enough for a lifetime; but a lifetime is never enough for music.

64. Biography Of Sergei Rachmaninoff - Composer sergei rachmaninoff. ~Composer~. Birth April 1, 1873, Novgorod, Russia. Hiscousin, Alexander Siloti, was an accomplished pianist and tutored him. http://7-12educators.about.com/blarachmaninoff.htm

zfp=-1 About Education Secondary School Educators Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Secondary School Educators with Melissa Kelly Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects BUYER'S GUIDE Before You Buy Top Picks Inspirational Movies Motivational Books ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Sergei Rachmaninoff ~Composer~ Birth: April 1, 1873, Novgorod, Russia Death: March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills, California Early Influences: Father and Grandfather both played piano At six received his first piano lesson His cousin, Alexander Siloti, was an accomplished pianist and tutored him Education: Attended Saint Petersburg Conservatory Graduated from St. Petersburg Conservatory in Piano in 1891 Graduated from St. Petersburg Conservatory in Composition in 1892 Major Accomplishments: C-Sharp Minor Prelude Second Piano Concerto Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Third Symphony Significance: The last of the great Russian romantic composers Style was characterized by massive chords Contemporaries: Adolf Hitler - Leader of Nazi Germany Franklin D. Roosevelt

65. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Library Of Congress Citations d. 328-43, Beverly Hills; Russian-born American pianist, conductor, and SerghehiRachmaninov) Control No. n 50054908 Heading rachmaninoff, sergei, 1873-1943 http://www.malaspina.edu/~mcneil/cit/citlcrachmaninov.htm

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) : Library of Congress Citations The Little Search Engine that Could Down to Name Citations National Library of Canada LC Online Catalog ... Free Email from Malaspina Book Citations [First 20 Records (of 322)] Author: Bertensson, Sergei, 1885-1962. Title: Sergei Rachmaninoff, a lifetime in music, by Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, with the assistance of Sophia Satin. Published: New York, New York University Press, 1956. Description: viii, 464 p. illus., ports., facsims., music. 24 cm. LC Call No.: ML410.R12 B47 Dewey No.: 927.8 Notes: "Works": p. 402-419. "Work on records": p. 420-438. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 Discography. Other authors: Leyda, Jay, 1910- joint author. Satina, Sophie, 1879- Control No.: 55010065 Author: Piggott, Patrick, 1915- Title: Rachmaninov orchestral music / Patrick Piggott. Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1974. Description: 60 p. : music ; 20 cm. Series: BBC music guides ; 27 LC Call No.: MT130.R2 P5 1974b Dewey No.: 785/.092/4 ISBN: 029595308X : $1.45 Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Orchestra music. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Concertos, piano, orchestra. Orchestral music Analysis, appreciation. Concertos (Piano) Analysis, appreciation. Control No.: 73013333 /MN/r85

66. Which Versions Of La Folia Have Been Written Down, Transcribed Or Recorded? rachmaninoff, sergei (18731943) Variations on a theme of Corelli on a theme by Corelliopus 42, sergei Rachmaninov him to have been a briliant pianist but deny http://members.chello.nl/folia/html5r.html

Which versions of the later Folia have been written down, transcribed or recorded? (in alphabetical order of composer, letter R) Rachmaninoff, Sergei Variations on a theme of Corelli opus 42, dedicated to Fritz Kreisler (1932): theme and 22 variations. The theme as indicated below and the first variation Theme of Variations on a theme of Corelli Belwin Mills edition, 1959 p. 2 Ashkenazy, Vladimir (piano solo) 'Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42' Released 1957 by Angel LP ANG 35647 Recording date: late 1957 in Berlin Ashkenazy, Vladimir (piano solo) 'Rachmaninov: Variations on a Corelli theme, Liszt: Mephisto waltzes, Feux, Follets Prokofiev: Sonate No. 7' Title: Variations on a Corelli Theme Op. 42 Released by Columbia, France LP FCX 30336 Series: Plaisir Musical Series Ashkenazy, Vladimir (piano solo) 'Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42' John Culshaw wrote about the variations as introduction for this recording: The Corelli Variations is not only his last work for solo piano, but in fact the only work for solo piano composed during his twenty six years of exile in the USA. It was first played by him in New York 1932. The theme is not actually by Corelli. It is an ancient dance melody called La Folia which has been quoted or varied by various composers down the ages, including Bach, Cherubini and Liszt.

67. Academic Directories the pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, offers general information on the organization,its activities, and membership. sergei Vassilievich rachmaninoff http://www.allianceforlifelonglearning.org/er/tree.jsp?c=42627

68. Sergei Rachmaninoff $11.95wbST0051700 Great Piano Works of sergei rachmaninoff ..$9.95wb0041B-00 rachmaninoffConcerto No. Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra, David Syme pianist. http://www.piano-pal.com/rach.htm

Piano-Pal Main Directory or Composer List or Home Page Sergei Rachmaninoff- Works for Piano To use our shopping cart, simply choose the item and quantity and add it to the basket at the end of each page. Click on 1st box to order. Type quantity in 2nd box. (Don't worry, you can change your mind!) Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Solo Works: * = 2001-2003 Federation Selection Elegie Op. 3 No. 1 Etude Tableau, Op. 33 No. 8 (Baylor - Alfred).....$2.95 6 Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33 (International) .....$10.00i505-01. 6 Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33 (Kalmus)....$7.95wbK03817-00 6 Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33 (Masters)....$8.95mM3169-00 9 Etudes Tableaux, Op. 39 (International) .....$17.95i983-01. 9 Etudes Tableaux, Op. 39 (Kalmus) .....$9.95wbK03821-00 (complete) - (Russian Piano Classics) ...$29.95bh-02. Etudes - Tableaux, Piano Works of Rachmaninoff Vol. 2 (urtext) Op. 33, Op. 39 (Complete) .....$10.95wb00123087-00 (MCA).....$12.95hl Fantasy Pieces Op. 3 (Baylor - Alfred).....$6.95 Fantasy Pieces Op. 3 (Masters) .....$6.95mM1949-00 *Humoreske Op. 1 No. 5 in G Major

69. Classical Music Quiz: Which Famous Pianist Said That Rachmaninoff Was "a Greater Name sergei rachmaninoff. Born April 1, 1873. 2, Piano Concertos 2 and 3,Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Note Accomplished pianist and composer. http://www.classicalstudio.com/Past Quizzes/Quiz2001/Apr 01 Quiz/Quiz4-2-01.htm

learn... Lessons Composers Performers Books ... Instruments Play... Ensembles Events Community Groups Enjoy... New Recordings Used CD Events Trivia ... Links Your on-line resource for learning, playing, and enjoying classical music. Which famous pianist said that Rachmaninoff was "a greater pianist than a composer"? Answer: Artur Rubinstein wrote in his memoir that Rachmaninoff "was the most fascinating pianist of them all". Although Rubinstein admired Rachmaninoff as a pianist, Rubinstein commented that Rachmaninoff's music suffered from "a lack of nobility". More Music Quizzes Recording Recommendations for: "Piano Concerto No. 2" Artur Rubinstein, piano Chicago Symphoy Orchestra Fritz Reiner, conductor Check out our Used CD Listing Name: Sergei Rachmaninoff Born: April 1, 1873 Music Period: Romantic Nationality: Russian Major Works: Symphony No. 2, Piano Concertos 2 and 3, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Note: Accomplished pianist and composer.

70. Classical Music Quiz: Which Pianist Composed "Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini" F Answer The famous pianist/composer is sergei rachmaninoff. The theme is theCaprice no. 24 for solo violin by Niccolo Paganini. More Music Quizzes. http://www.classicalstudio.com/Past Quizzes/Nov 00 Quiz/Quiz 11-23-00.htm

learn... Lessons Composers Performers Books ... Instruments Play... Ensembles Events Community Groups Enjoy... New Recordings Used CD Events Trivia ... Links Your on-line resource for learning, playing, and enjoying classical music. Which pianist composed "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" for piano and orchestra? Answer: The famous pianist/composer is Sergei Rachmaninoff . The theme is the Caprice no. 24 for solo violin by Niccolo Paganini. More Music Quizzes Recording Recommendations for: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" Artur Rubinstein, piano Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano London Symphony Orchestra Andre Previn, conductor Check out our Used CD Listing Name: Sergei Rachmaninoff Born: April 1, 1873 Music Period: Romantic Nationality: Russian Major Works: Symphony No. 2, Piano Concertos 2 and 3, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Note: accomplished pianist and composer More Composer Biography Write to Classical Studio Legal Notice Privacy Policy About ... Guarantee

71. CNIDR Search [adp8607] sergei rachmaninoff, pianist, conductor ; Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski,Eugene Ormandy, conductors ; Fritz Kreisler, violin (Sonata, op. http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/var/bib?adp8607

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73. Michael Hawley, Pianist: Van Cliburn 2000 Martyn rachmaninoff Composer pianist - Conductor Scolar Press, 1990. A voluminousbiography. Out of print now. sergei rachmaninoff Complete Recordings RCA http://web.media.mit.edu/~mike/music/VanCliburn2000/

Michael Hawley piano solo: live recordings and notes van cliburn amateur competition fort worth, texas june, 2000 click to download/play wav J.S. Bach ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (bwv 639; 1713) Alexander Scriabin étude in c# minor (op.42 n.5; 1903) Sergei Rachmaninoff Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid Gabriel Fauré nocturne n.13 in b minor (op.119, 1921) William Bolcom the poltergeist (rag fantasy) the graceful ghost rag Art Tatum sweet lorraine Franz Liszt sonata in b minor These are the live recordings of my performances in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, held in Fort Worth, Texas (June 2000). This unusual event was a highlight of my year. It's for pianists who are over 35 and out of practice: no professionals allowed. Contestants play purely for the love of it. The pianists who come, about a hundred of them, are from dozens of countries and all walks of life: the chemist from Japan; the Brazilian ambassador; the blackjack dealer from Reno; the autoglass repairman, surgeon, lawyer, numismatist, masseur, assistant manager from Starbuck's, flight attendant... What a dazzling array of human interest. On stage, settling down at the gleaming Steinway concert grand, they glowed like 500-watt bulbs, and the audience was on the edge of their seats, hanging on every note. Music for the pure, unalloyed joy of it. Great stuff. I've always felt that part of the fun in being a true amateur comes from the mistakes, and the excitement in not knowing how well you might do. Professionalism (suggesting perfectionism) kills that spontaneity. Anyway, you might as well learn to love those pesky mistakes. Even Franz Liszt hit a few clams from time to time, but he didn't call them mistakes: he called them “uninvited guests,” and always tried to make them feel right at home. Or Rubinstein, who used to say: “Well, sometimes I

74. Sergei Rachmaninoff sergei rachmaninoff. sergei rachmaninoff (18731943), born in Oneg,Russia, was an excellent pianist, perhaps an even better composer. http://www.dailyobjectivist.com/Heroes/SergeiRachmaninoff.asp

Support TDO Amazon Laissez Faire General Info Search Net General News Sports Weather ... Health Popular with Objectivists Objectivist Center CATO Reason.org Free-Market.net ... Chris Sciabarra TDO Info Contact TDO TDO Policies TDO Staff More Links Connection Extrospection Spirituality Reciprocal Links Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), born in Oneg, Russia, was an excellent pianist, perhaps an even better composer. His work is revered for enormous complexity and figurations as well as sweeping use of melody and tone color. After years of private lessons with Nikolai Zverev, Rachmaninoff entered the Moscow Conservatory of Music, studying under Alexander Siloti. While there he won many prizes for both performance and composition. Works from the period include his famous Prelude in C-sharp minor, his one act opera Aleko, and his first symphony in D-minor. He published his first piano concerto when he was only 18 years old. When the premiere of his first symphony failed, Rachmaninoff fell into a severe depression and was unable to compose. After some struggle (helped by one Dr. Nikolai Dahl and by a great visit to London), he was able to write his most popular Piano Concerto, no. 2 in C-minor. In 1909, Rachmaninoff completed what is commonly referred to as the "Nightmare Concerto." Written for his tour of a United States, this Piano Concerto in D-minor is over forty-five minutes in length! Because of its complexity, scope, and overall difficulty, it is often considered his magnum opus.

75. Pianist Ksenia Nosikova Will Play Her First UI Faculty Recital April 18 IOWA CITY, Iowa pianist Ksenia Nosikova, who joined the faculty of the UI halfwill be devoted to some lesserknown works of sergei rachmaninoff, who was http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/1999/april/0409nosikova.html

CONTACT: PETER ALEXANDER 100 Old Public Library Iowa City IA 52242 (319) 384-0072; fax (319) 384-0024 e-mail: peter-alexander@uiowa.edu Release: April 9, 1999 Pianist Ksenia Nosikova will play her first UI faculty recital April 18 IOWA CITY, Iowa Pianist Ksenia Nosikova, who joined the faculty of the UI School of Music last fall, will play her UI solo recital debut at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18 in Clapp Recital Hall on the UI campus. The recital will be free and open to the public. Although this will be Nosikova's first solo recital at the UI, she has already appeared in several campus performances. She performed with the UI Center for New Music in their East Coast tour and the preceding campus concert last fall, and she has performed chamber recitals with two of her fellow faculty members, bassoonist Benjamin Coelho in November and flutist Tadeu Coelho in March. Nosikova, a native Russian and graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, will play a program of pieces by or arranged by Russian composers. The first half will be devoted to some lesser-known works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, who was one of the most dominating pianists and composers of the first half of the 20th century. She will play Rachmaninoff's piano arrangement of three movements from J.S. Bach's Partita in E major for solo violin; three smaller pieces titled "Lilacs," "Daisies," and "Humoresque," and the Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op. 42.

76. Telarc International - Sergei Rachmaninoff "A Window In Time" recording, made on a Bosendorfer 290SE Reproducing Piano, shows us more clearly thanever why rachmaninoff was regarded as perhaps the greatest pianist of his http://www.gmlile.addr.com/webrings/rachring/release.html

A Breakthrough Recording Scientist and mathematician Wayne Stahnke, by using unprecedented new techniques of transfer and reproduction of Rachmaninoff's historic music roll performances, has eliminated the mechanical aspects of the process, revealing the nuances and fine details of Rachmaninoff's playing with a never-before-heard clarity. Previous recordings of the music roll performances have not approached this level of sound quality and realism. This spectacular new recording, made on a Bosendorfer 290SE Reproducing Piano, shows us more clearly than ever why Rachmaninoff was regarded as perhaps the greatest pianist of his time. With a poineering combination of scientific, electronic and mathematical processes, Stahnke has resurrected the subtleties of Rachmaninoff's performances, embedded in his music rolls, for the modern listener to enjoy. (from the Telarc website) Hear Mr. Stahnke describe the making of this CD from the 10-5-98 edition of the NPR program

77. Mega Foundation Great Classical Music - Concerti Rachy was a spectacular pianist. Horowitz also made nice recordings of these alsoon RCA with Ormandy rachmaninoff, sergei Piano Concerto 2 in C minor, Op. http://www.megafoundation.org/MegaBooks/FavGrMusic/Concerti.html

Mega Foundation Great Classical Music MFGCM Concerti © 2001 by the Mega Foundation™ Note: Both the words concerto and concert are derived from the Italian Concertare which means to agree. Albinoni, Tomaso : Violin Concerto #1 Op. 9 Albinoni, Tomaso : Violin Concerto #3 Op. 10 Albinoni, Tomaso : Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel : Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel : Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel : Harpsichord Concerto in D major Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerti C. Hogwood and Academy of Ancient Music, L'Oiseau Lyre Records OR T. Pinnock and The English Concert Deutsche Grammophon (DGG) Archiv. both are excellent original instruments versions of these warhorses. (buy the Pinnock set and get the four orchestral suites for free) Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter (DG-427) Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerti Bach, Johann Sebastian : Violin Concerto #1 in A minor (BWV 1041) Bach, Johann Sebastian : Violin Concerto #2 in E major (BWV 1042) These are featured in the Stanley Kubrick movie "Barry Lyndon"

78. Compare Prices And Read Reviews On Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff At Epinions.com Horowitz Plays rachmaninoff is a collection of this virtuoso pianist’s performancesof the works of the great Russian composer, sergei rachmaninoff. http://www.epinions.com/content_72083279492

Join Epinions Help Sign In Music All Categories Home Media Music Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff Overall rating: Reviewed by 2 Epinions users - Write a review Compare Prices View Details Read Reviews ... Subscribe to reviews on this product Read Review of Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff Review Summary About the Author Horowitz Rachs The House Aug 03 '02 (Updated Aug 03 '02) Author's Product Rating Pros It's Horowitz, what else do you need? Cons None. The Bottom Line Horowitz pays tribute to a Russian master. Full Review With a first name like Vladimir, you’d expect Horowitz to be a monster. And he is. A soul-sucking, spell-casting creature of the night that, with mere hand movements, is able to drain your emotional existence from you like a vampire feasting on his prey. Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff is a collection of this virtuoso pianist’s performances of the works of the great Russian composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff Tracks: Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 1. Allegro agitato 2. Non allegro; Lento 3. L’istesso tempo; Allegro molto Moment musicale, Op. 16, No.2

79. Oregon Symphony News Releases In 1976, Ms. Andjaparidze became the first Soviet pianist to be awarded Ms. Andjaparidzepresented recital series in memory of sergei rachmaninoff at Steinway http://www.orsymphony.org/news/releases99-01/CL2release.html

September 21, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carrie Kikel Director of Public Relations OR Karen Pederson Public Relations Writer ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM TO FEATURE PIANIST ETERI ANDJAPARIDZE Portland, Ore. ... Eteri Andjaparidze, a pianist known for a commanding presence and exquisite technique, will join Music Director and Conductor James DePreist and the Oregon Symphony to perform Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto as part of an all-Beethoven program, Oct. 9 – 11, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Media support for Classical concerts is provided by The Oregonian. In addition to the “Emperor” Concerto, Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto, DePreist also will conduct the “Egmont” Overture – which tells the story of Count Egmont, a Dutch nobleman beheaded for his alleged traitorous acts – and Beethoven’s spirited Symphony No. 4. The recipient of her nation’s highest decoration, the “People’s Artist of Georgia,” Andjaparidze was, at age 17, the youngest participant in the 1974 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and was awarded Fourth Prize. Two years later, she became the first Soviet pianist to be awarded Grand Prix at the Montreal International Piano Competition. In 1991-93, she presented a recital series in memory of Sergei Rachmaninoff at New York’s Steinway Hall, portions of which were televised on NBC. She made her American orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1992, received standing ovations for her performance then (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2) as well as for her 1996 return engagement performance (Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1).

80. A Portrait Of Russian Pianist Nikolai Lugansky this first Vanguard recording he traces rachmaninoff's darkly shimmering sergei Ipatov(this was the name of my teacher him from reaching the top as a pianist. http://lugansky.homestead.com/files/Klassik_Heute.htm

A Portrait of Russian Pianist Nikolai Lugansky : Poet and Virtuoso From Klassik Heute Written by Peter Schlüer Translated by F. Delbrück Edited by Valour Two years ago, in a supremely transparent interpretation of Chopin's Etudes , Nikolai Lugansky offered impressive evidence of his ability to present virtuoso pieces with undemonstrative ease, yet full of poetic meaning. Even before his victory in the 10th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he was already earning his place among the elite of the younger generation of pianists with impressive recordings of Rachmaninoff and successful debuts in Europe, South America and the Far East. And now a new recording of works by Chopin has been issued, his fourth with the French label Erato. However, it is not only Chopin and Rachmaninoff that the young Russian is able to play with sensitive brilliance: he has already approached works by the German Romantics with astonishing sensitivity, as his reading of Robert Schumann's Symphonic Etudes , in particular, demonstrates. The soft delicacy with which he plays the final posthumous variation, in which shimmering harmonies descend from high F with angelic tenderness, bears witness to his understanding of a psychological dimension which Germans and non-Germans both call, for want of a really accurate translation, "

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