Throughout his career as composer, conductor, and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was an intensely private individual. When Bertensson and Leyda's 1956 biography appeared, it lifted the veil of secrecy on several areas of Rachmaninoff's life, especially concerning the genesis of his composi[...]
Sergei Rachmaninoff A Lifetime in MusicSergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, with the assistance of Sophia SatinaWith a new introduction by David ButlerCannataAn indispensable and captivating document, now back inprint Throughout his career as composer, conductor, and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873--[...]
Forty-one of the Russian master's greatest works for solo piano, including the immensely popular isharp minor, G-minor, and B-minor preludes, in authoritative editions.
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(BH Piano). All 24 preludes collected in one convenient volume.
(Music Minus One). Equally renowned as composer and pianist, Rachmaninov dazzled the world with his piano concerto in C minor. It is immensely popular to this day. Brilliant and powerful with the beautiful lyric theme that became the popular song "Full Moon" and "Empty Arms," it is here presented in[...]