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After a reminiscence of the motto, the Andante is a lament in F minor, extremely Russian in sentiment. The virtuoso Finale has thematic elements related to Russian Orthodox liturgical music (Medtner was born Lutheran but late in life converted to Orthodox). Piano Quintet in C major, Op. posth. It was published after the composer's death.
Rachmaninoff's compositions cover a variety of musical forms and genres. Born in Novgorod , Russia in 1873, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev , Alexander Siloti , Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky , and while there, composed some of his most famous works, including the first piano concerto (Op. 1) and the Prelude in C ...
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff [a] [b] (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor.Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.
Rachmaninov admired the music of Frédéric Chopin, and there are often parallels between the music of the two composers. This study recalls the Étude Op. 25, No. 4 of Chopin. Allegro in C major - "Misting Rain" This study is characterized by a marked lyricism and a very expressive melody.
The second piece, in F major, followed on 22–25 November, also contains a slower portion coupled with a quick section. No. 3, in C minor, took more than a month to compose, dated from 3 December 1886 to 12 January 1887. With a chordal texture spread over the entire keyboard, it is reminiscent of the music of Robert Schumann. [5]
Rachmaninoff in front of a giant Redwood tree, California, 1919 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. [1] Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.
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Scaramouche, Suite in three movements after incidental music for Moliere's Le Médecin Volant and the opera, Bolivar, Op. 165 (1937) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Sonata in C major, K. 19d (1765) Sonata in B flat major, K. 358/186c (1773–74) Sonata in D major, K. 381/123a (1773–74) Fugue in G minor, K. 401/375e (1773)