1. Sergei Rachmaninov Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at the Classical Music Pages with biography, major works, Category Arts Music Composers R rachmaninov, sergei Vasilyevich......sergei rachmaninov (18731943 and his cousin Ziloti for piano and Taneyev and Arenskyfor composition, graduating with distinction as both pianist and composer http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/rachmaninov.html

Epoch: Modern Country: Russia/USA Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Detailed Information about Picture Gallery List of Works Bibliography Introduction (born Semyonovo, 1 April 1873; died Beverley Hills, 28 March 1943). He studied at the Moscow Conservatory (1885-92) under Zverev (where Skryabin was a fellow pupil) and his cousin Ziloti for piano and Taneyev and Arensky for composition, graduating with distinction as both pianist and composer (the opera Aleko , given at the Bol'shoy in 1893, was his diploma piece). During the ensuing years he composed piano pieces (including his famous c-sharp Minor Prelude), songs and orchestral works, but the disastrous premiere in 1897 of his Symphony no.1, poorly conducted by Glazunov, brought about a creative despair that was not dispelled until he sought medical help in 1900: then he quickly composed his Second Piano Concerto. Meanwhile he had set out on a new career as a conductor, appearing in Moscow and London; he later was conductor at the Bol'shoy, 1904-6. By this stage, and most particularly in the Piano Concerto no.2, the essentials of his art had been assembled: the command of the emotional gesture conceived as lyrical melody extended from small motifs, the concealrnent behind this of subtleties in orchestration and structure, the broad sweep of his lines and forms, the predominant melancholy and nostalgia, the loyalty to the finer Russian Romanticism inherited from

2. Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilevich rachmaninov, sergei Vasilevich. Russian composer, conductor, and pianist. After the 1917 Revolution he emigrated to the http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011596.html

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3. Rachmaninov Contains a biography, a photograph, and a comprehensive list of works arranged by opus number. sergei VASSILIEVICH rachmaninov. 2.4.187328.3.1943 In January 1892 he made his debut as a composer-pianist in Moscow and in September of the same year he http://merlot.ijs.si/~pubxx/rach.html

SERGEI VASSILIEVICH RACHMANINOV Opus 1. Scherzo. for orchestra, 5-12.02.1887 2. 3 nocturnes. for piano, 1887-8 3. 4 pieces. for piano, 1887 4. Piano piece, 1887 5. Esmeralda. opera (fragm.) 17.10.1889 6. Piano concerto (fragm.), 1889 7. String quartet no.1, 1889 8. Deus Meus. motet for 6-part mixed chorus, 1890 9. At the gate of the Holy Abode. for voice and piano, 29.4.1890 10. I'll tell you nothing. for voice and piano, 1.5.1890 11. Romance. for cello and piano, 1890 12. Manfred. for orchestra (lost), 1890 13. Russian Rhapsody. for two pianos, 12-14.1.1891 14. C'etait en avril for voice and piano, 1.4.1891 15. Dusk has fallen for voice and piano, 22.4.1891 16. Piano concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1 6.6.1891 17. Prelude in F major. for piano, 20.7.1891 18. Valse and romance. for piano six hands, 1890-1 19. Symhony in D minor. (first movement only), 28.9.1891 20. Prince Rostislav. poem for orchestra, 9-15.12.1891 21. Again you leapt, my heart. for voice and piano, 1891

4. Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873 - 1943) Features a biography of the Russian composer as well as a caricature. rachmaninov, Sergey. (1873 1943) Sergey rachmaninov embarked on a career in Russia as a composer, pianist and conductor. The second of rachmaninov's four piano concertos http://www.hnh.com/composer/rachmani.htm

Rachmaninov, Sergey After study at the St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, Sergey Rachmaninov embarked on a career in Russia as a composer, pianist and conductor. Exile from his own country after the Communist Revolution of 1917 forced an increased concentration on performance, as one of the most distinguished pianists of the day, activity that enabled him to support his family but left less time for his work as a composer. For practical reasons he eventually based himself in the United States, while keeping a villa in Switzerland. He died in Beverly Hills in 1943. Orchestral Music The second of Rachmaninov's four piano concertos holds an unchallenged position among romantic works in this form, its popularity closely rivalled by the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano and orchestra. While the Symphonic Dances of 1940 enjoy some popularity, as well as the symphonic poem The Rock and the dark-hued Isle of the Dead, with its recurrent motif from the Latin Requiem Mass, the second of his three numbered symphonies is still more familiar. Recommended Recordings Piano Concerto No. 2 /

5. The Rachmaninov Lover's Home Page Biography, facts about the Third Piano Concerto with MP2 audio samples of the piece, purchase information Category Arts Music Composers R rachmaninov, sergei Vasilyevich...... to a cousin, Natalya Satina, and the eventual birth of two children, Sergey rachmaninovbegan to enjoy international acclaim as a pianist, conductor, and http://www.radix.net/~chinatom/rach.html

The Rachmaninov Lover's Home Page It is tempting to explain Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov's lifelong outward stoicism, the icy demeanor he always exhibited when performing, as a protective mechanism acquired slowly and painfully in his youth, when one difficulty after another presented itself to a sensitive, naturally withdrawn young man who was nevertheless determined to make his way in the world as a musician. He had little help from his parents. His father squandered the famiIy fortune so quickly that Sergey was only nine years old when he saw the estate at Novgorod where they had lived, the last of their property, auctioned off to pay debts. By that time Rachmaninov was studying piano with his cousin Alexander Ziloti and composing prolifically. He would endure further hardships, but at least his genius was also being recognized, and he began to gather champions to his cause. An early convert was the older composer Peter Tchaikovsky, who attended the performance of his graduation piece, the opera Aleko. Tchaikovsky was to have conducted another early Rachmaninov work, the symphonic fantasy The Rock , but he died before being able to do so (Rachmaninov responded by writing an Elegiac Trio in his memory). Another ambitious early work. the

6. Sergei Rachmaninov - A Lifetime Of Music Find reviews of the legendary composer's works, links and guestbook. 125th anniversary of sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff's pianist and Composer's Personal Reflections on his Friendship with sergei http://members.rogers.com/rachlife

7. Classical Net - Societies - The Rachmaninoff Society Includes articles and contact information.Category Arts Music Composers R rachmaninov, sergei Vasilyevich...... to encourage and bring into contact all those who appreciate the life and music ofthe Russian composer, pianist and conductor sergei Vassilyevich RACHMANINOFF http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/rach/rachtop.html

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8. Pianos And Pianists - The Pianist Speaks: Sergei Rachmaninov Pianos and pianists Consultant Editor Ates Orga, The pianist SpeaksSergei rachmaninov. World-weary facade, gradual mask-like http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/1999/06/ppspeakr.htm

The Pianist Speaks: Sergei Rachmaninov [World-weary facade, gradual mask-like smile, deep remote-sounding voice] Interpetation demands something of the creative instinct. If you are a composer, you have an affinity with other composers. You can make contact with their imaginations, knowing something of their problems and their ideals. You can give their works colour . That is the most important thing for me in my pianoforte interpretations, colour . So you can make music live. Without colour it is dead. [Pause to gather thoughts] The greatest interpreters of the past were composers in most instances. Paganini, so we understand, was a king of virtuosity. [Slow-moving smile] But he was a composer, too. Liszt and [Anton] Rubinstein; and in our time Paderewski and Kreisler. Ah! I know what you are thinking. But it doesn't matter. It makes no difference whether these are first or fourth-rate composers. What matters is, they had the creative mind and so were able to communicate with other minds of the same order... the pianoforte of today ... is a perfect instrument. True, I cannot sing on it as Kreisler sings on his violin. But I can do many other things on my piano that are beyond the power of the greatest violinists and singers. [Article of faith] The piano is a perfect instrument. - in conversation with Basil Maine (East Anglian essayist, biographer, novelist, music critic, organist, actor, narrator, priest)

9. Rachmaninov, Sergei sergei rachmaninov was born in Semyonovo and brought up in some style by musicalparents his grandfather was a good amateur pianist who had studied with the http://www.artsworld.com/music-dance/biographies/p-r/sergei-rachmaninov.html

categories='cat1=music'; Artsworld links Classical Music, Jazz and Opera on Artsworld TV Biography Sergei Rachmaninov Composer Russia Born 1 Apr 1873 Died 28 Mar 1943 Tall, dark, gloomy and with most of his compositions in the minor mode, Rachmaninov was heir to Tchaikovsky's bold 19th-century Russian romanticism. His famous Second Piano Concerto had a great influence on future Romantic composers. He was also a virtuoso pianist, whose hands were so large that few have been able to perform his own keyboard works as easily as he did. Sergei Rachmaninov was born in Semyonovo and brought up in some style by musical parents - his grandfather was a good amateur pianist who had studied with the English piano composer John Field. Rachmaninov's father was improvident, however, and soon the family estate had to be sold and they all moved to St Petersburg. From 1882-85 Rachmaninov attended the Conservatoire as a piano student but, at the suggestion of his first cousin, Alexander Siloti, he transferred to Moscow, to study for three years with Nicolai Zverev, a friend of Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninov graduated in piano and composition, having written the famous Prelude in C sharp minor in 1892. He also won the Moscow Conservatoire's gold medal for his opera 'Aleko'. Tchaikovsky was encouraging enough to suggest that this opera premiered with his own Iolanta but, in the event, 'Aleko' appeared in a double bill with Rachmaninov's own 'Miserly Knight' a year later. The premiere of Rachmaninov's First Symphony took place in Moscow, in 1897, under the eminent composer, conductor and pedagogue Alexander Glazunov. Rachmaninov had set great store on a success, but unfortunately Glazunov was so inebriated that the event was a total disaster. Rachmaninov destroyed the score in despair, an act which was the prelude to a serious breakdown. He was given a course in psychotherapy, but refused to mention or to hear this symphony again. Fortunately, the orchestral parts remained in existence, and from this the score was later reassembled and given a posthumous performance in 1945.

10. Piano Concerto No 3: Sergei Rachmaninov on Artsworld TV, Classical Music Piano Concerto No 3 sergei rachmaninov 1909 Piano dazzlingmovie 'Shine', based on the life of a mentally disturbed pianist. http://www.artsworld.com/music-dance/works/p-r/piano-concerto-no-3-sergei-rachma

Artsworld links Classical Music, Jazz and Opera on Artsworld TV Classical Music Piano Concerto No 3 Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30. Concerto for piano and orchestra in three movements. Length 44 minutes (18 + 12 + 14). Popularised by the 1997 film 'Shine'. This was a famous concerto well before the dazzling movie 'Shine', based on the life of a mentally disturbed pianist. Rachmaninov's Third starts with a long, spun-out theme that twists and turns in and out of the strings. Typically, it grows agitated and troubled, punctuated by stretches of hope and grandeur. That theme, which some claim comes from the Russian Orthodox church, is the basis of a lot of the concerto; however much it seems to flow naturally and spontaneously, there's a tightly-organised structure. The second movement is vintage Rachmaninov, all sighing strings, plaintive oboes and yearning pianos with sometimes eerie harmonies. Then comes the third and final movement, a frenetic work-out for the pianist that sees a triumphant theme chewed at by manically swirling arpeggios and scales and obsessed chords. Perfect music for the edge of sanity.

11. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Library Of Congress Citations sergei rachmaninov (18731943) Library of Congress Citations Control No. 78314213 /MN/r942 Title Jean Carrington Cook, pianist. sound recording. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~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

12. Sergei Rachmaninov - Wikipedia sergei rachmaninov (also Sergey rachmaninov or sergei Rachmaninoff; April 1,1873 March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninov

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help Sergei Rachmaninov From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sergei Rachmaninov , also Sergey Rachmaninov or Sergei Rachmaninoff April 1 March 28 ) was a Russian composer pianist and conductor Born in Semyonovo , near Novgorod into a wealthy family with a strong military background, Rachmaninov had his first piano lessons with his mother at the family estate at Oneg . After a decline in their fortunes, the family moved to Saint Petersburg where Rachmaninov studied at the conservatory , before going on to Moscow , where he studied piano with Nikolay Zverev and Alexander Siloti . He also studied harmony with Anton Arensky and counterpoint with Sergei Taneyev . While still a student he wrote this one act opera Aleko , and the set of piano pieces, Op. 3, which contains the

13. Rachmaninov As a young man, rachmaninov quickly made a mark for himself as a composer Young sergei'scousin Aleksandr Siloti, a wellknown concert pianist and conductor http://eh.mit.edu/tengo/Composers/rachmaninov.htm

Home Up Albeniz Albinoni ... Paganini [ Rachmaninov ] Ravel Rimsky-Korsakov Saint-Saens Sarasate ... Wagner Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) (Playing in MIDI format: Prelude in C-sharp minor No.2 Op.3) Composer who was the last great figure in the tradition of Russian Romanticism and a leading piano virtuoso of his time. Rachmaninov is especially known for his piano concertos and the piece for piano and orchestra entitled Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini His life Rachmaninov was born on 1 April 1873 in Semyonovo, Russia, to impoverished Russian aristocrats. He studied music at both St. Petersburg and Moscow conservatories. As a young man, Rachmaninov quickly made a mark for himself as a composer, conductor, and pianist in the musical circles of the late 19 th -century Russia. Young Sergei's cousin Aleksandr Siloti, a well-known concert pianist and conductor, sensed the boy's abilities and suggested sending him to the noted teacher and pianist Nikolay Zverev in Moscow for his piano studies. It is to Zverev's strict disciplinarian treatment of the boy that musical history owes one of the great piano virtuosos of the 20 th century.

14. Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43 Classical Notes.co.uk discussion of the transcription for piano and orchestra, noting the specter Category Arts Music Paganini, Niccolò Twentyfour Caprices, The...... For sergei rachmaninov it was to provide the seed of his final, and most perfect timecomposition in order to earn a living for his family as a concert pianist. http://www.classicalnotes.co.uk/notes/rachmaninov1.html

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 R.G. Bratby, 1999 CLICK HERE for a wide and diverse selection of contemporary music and standard repertoire programme notes.

15. Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2 In E Minor, Op.27 molto Adagio Finale Allegro vivace sergei rachmaninov’s career as rachmaninov leftthe hall in despair even before famous as a conductor and pianist as well http://www.classicalnotes.co.uk/notes/rachmaninov2.html

Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 Scherzo: Allegro molto Adagio Finale: Allegro vivace R.G. Bratby CLICK HERE for a wide and diverse selection of contemporary music and standard repertoire programme notes.

16. CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography Of Sergei Rachmaninov Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 110 complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, Category Arts Music Composers R rachmaninov, sergei Vasilyevich...... rachmaninov, sergei (Vasilyevich) (b Semyonovo, Starorussky, 1873; d Beverly Hills,Calif., 1943). Russ. composer, pianist, and conductor (Amer. cit. 1943). http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/rachmaninov.html

Click here to subscribe to the Archives for $25/year Link to the CMA Email this site to a friend Discussion Forum ... Enable Javascript JAVASCRIPT MUST BE ENABLED TO NAVIGATE THIS SITE. PLEASE ENABLE JAVASCRIPT AND BROWSER COOKIES AND REFRESH/RELOAD THIS PAGE Biography of Sergei Rachmaninov Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 4th edition by Michael Kennedy and Joyce Bourne By permission of Oxford University Press Click to find the music of Sergei Rachmaninov in the Archives! Click for the Index of Biographies or the Click here to see the Oxford University Press books we recommend below... Rachmaninov, Sergei (Vasilyevich) b Semyonovo, Starorussky, 1873; d Beverly Hills, Calif., 1943). Russ. composer, pianist, and conductor (Amer. cit. 1943). Entered St Petersburg Cons. 1882; studied pf. with Nikolay Zverev in Moscow, 1885, and began to compose in 1886. Entered Ziloti's pf. class at Moscow Cons. 1888, also studying counterpoint with Taneyev and harmony with Arensky. In 1890 he began to compose his first pf. conc., completing it a year later. In the summer of 1892 he wrote the Prelude in C# minor which became his most celebrated comp. His first opera Aleko The Rock . At this time he lost faith in his power of comp., but was helped by hypnosis treatment from Dr Nikolay Dahl, also an amateur musician, who had many talks on mus. with his patient. A few months later Rachmaninov began his 2nd pf. conc., which was a great success at its f.p. and has remained immensely and rightly popular. The conc. was f.p. in Dec. 1900 without the 1st movt.; the f. complete p. was in April 1901. Thenceforward Rachmaninov comp. fluently. He worked simultaneously on 2 operas

17. CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES MP3/WMA: Sergei Glavatskih No.2 (cadenza by S.rachmaninov) 128kbs HiFi Born in Ekaterinburg in 1970, sergei Glavatskihbegan piano years later, participated as both pianist and composer http://www.classicalarchives.com/artists/glavatskih.html

Click here to subscribe to the Archives for $25/year Link to the CMA Email this site to a friend Discussion Forum ... Enable Javascript JAVASCRIPT MUST BE ENABLED TO NAVIGATE THIS SITE. PLEASE ENABLE JAVASCRIPT AND BROWSER COOKIES AND REFRESH/RELOAD THIS PAGE SERGEI GLAVATSKIH, Piano WMA/MP3 Recordings Alphabetical Instrumental Index Click here for listening and downloading instructions... Main: 1600 or later Early: before 1600 Featured Recordings ... Synopsis BEETHOVEN , Ludwig van (1770-1827); Ger. Sonata in D, Op.10 No.3 [WMA stream] 1.Presto [WMA stream] 2.Largo e mesto [WMA stream] 3.Menuetto. Allegro [WMA stream] 4.Rondo. Allegro HAYDN , Franz Joseph (1732-1809); Austr. Sonata in F, Hob XVI:23 [WMA stream] 1.Allegro moderato [WMA stream] 2.Adagio [WMA stream] 3.Presto LISZT , Franz (1811-86); Hung. [WMA stream] Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (cadenza by S.Rachmaninov) SCHUMANN , Robert Alexander (1810-56); Ger. "Faschingsschwank aus Wien", Op.26

18. Sergei Rachmaninov rachmaninov, Geoffrey Norris rachmaninov composer, pianist, conductor, BarrieMartyn. sergei Vasilevich rachmaninov a guide to research, Robert Palmieri. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/eas2/sergei_rachmaninov.htm

Sergei Rachmaninov Composer - Conductor - Pianist by Erik Samuelson 13 November 2001 Introduction Extraordinary Beginnings Conductor and Composer in Russia Pianist in America ... Bibliography Rachmaninov continued the legacy of the Romantic Movement long after most of its other proponents had left the stage, and while the leaders of a new era were entering. When he was born Debussy was 10, Mahler 12, and Richard Strauss 8 – Schoenberg and Stravinsky were born in his early childhood. But despite the radical directions these composers were to take in their music, Rachmaninov did not waver – he was a Romantic throughout. He had strong convictions about what music should accomplish and what it should be like, and his consistency to the aims of Romanticism are seen throughout his musical output, and he followed those aims throughout his life. This does not mean he was unimaginative or that he lacked creativity, quite the contrary his works bear a distinct fingerprint that can only be attributed to him. Though one might say that his output was small, and in a limited set of genres, the works of his that stand out truly are giants.

19. Earl Wild Biography Includes biography and discography.Category Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano pianists W...... piano solo. Mr. Wild thereby became the first virtuoso pianist/composerto perform his own piano concerto since sergei rachmaninov. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/wild/bio.html

Earl Wild is truly "the last of the great Romantic pianists." This eminent musician is considered internationally as one of the last in a long line of great virtuoso pianist/composers. Often heralded as "a super virtuoso" and "one of the 20th century's greatest pianists," Earl Wild has been a major legendary figure performing throughout the world for seven decades. Major recognition is something Mr. Wild has received numerous times in his long career. He has been featured in TIME magazine twice, both times with a full-page article with color photo. The last inclusion was on December 11, 2000 on the occasion of his 85th birthday . He was born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a toddler his parents would often play opera overtures such as the one from Norma on their Edison phonograph. As the recordings were playing, the young Earl Wild would go to the family piano, reach up to the keyboard, find the exact notes and play along in the same key. At this early age of three, he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch. This and other feats labeled him a child prodigy and led immediately to piano lessons. At six, he had a fluent technique and could read music easily. Before his twelfth birthday, he was accepted as a pupil of the famous teacher Selmar Janson, who had studied with Eugen d'Albert and Xaver Scharwenka, both students of the great virtuoso pianist/composer Franz Liszt. He was then placed into a program for artistically gifted young people at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech (the Institute of Technology - now Carnegie Mellon University). Enrolled throughout junior high, high school, and college, he graduated from Carnegie Tech in 1937. By nineteen, he was a concert hall veteran.

20. Sergei Rachmaninov Director, Stevan Cavalier (who appears as pianist in today’s performance of theTrio) wrote to Luba Edlina, pianist of the sergei rachmaninov (18731943). http://www.fuguemasters.com/rachmani.html

Sierra Chamber Society Program Notes Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor Op. Posth. (1892) Suite No.2 for Two Pianos Op.17 (1900-01) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor Op. Posth. (1892) "I am a Russian composer,and the land of my birth has inevitably influenced my temperament and outlook. My music is the product of my temperament, and so it is Russian music. I never consciously attempt to write Russian music, or any other kind of music, for that matter. I have been strongly influenced by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, but I have never consciously imitated anybody. I try to make my music speak simply and directly that which is in my heart at the time I am composing. If there is love there, or bitterness, or sadness, or religion, these moods become part of my music, and it becomes either beautiful or bitter or sad or religious. For composing music is as much a part of my living as breathing and eating. I compose music because I must give expression to my feelings, just as I talk because I must give utterance to my thoughts." The New Book of Modern Composers David Ewen. Knopf. 1961

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