"Rachmaninoff was not only an important composer and one of the very greatest pianists of his time but also, for a period at least, his country's most notable c

Throughout his career as composer, conductor, and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was an intensely private individual. When Bertensson and Leyda’s 19

This study is the first to consider all three of Rachmaninoff's careers in detail. After surveying his place in Russian musical history and his creative activit

A comprehensive biography of the virtuoso pianist and legendary composer of piano symphonies

Sergei Rachmaninoff was a renowned composer, pianist, and conductor. Because he was a member of the Russian aristocracy, he fled the country after the tsar's ab