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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...
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Rachmaninoff's House in Beverly Hills
The former home in Beverly Hills, California of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).
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Rachmaninoff at his Piano
A c. 1936 photograph of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) at his piano at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
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Rachmaninoff Working in his Garden
A c. 1910 photograph of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) working on his third piano concerto in his garden at Ivanovka near St. Petersburg.
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Photograph of Rachmaninoff as a Student
An 1892 photograph of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) when he was a student (far right) at the Moscow Conservatory. With him are Anton Arensky (1861-1906), seated in the middle, and Lev Conus and Nikita Morozov.
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Prokofiev at the Piano
A 1918 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) sitting at the piano. Bain News Service. (George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress)
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Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 / Sviatoslav Richter, Stanislaw Wislocki (1959/2015)
Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 2 C-moll Op. 18 1 Moderato 2 Adagio Sostenuto 3 Allegro Scherzando Recorded: #1-3: Warsaw, Philharmonie on 26th to 28th April 1959 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cgoroo...
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Catherine the Great
Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) was empress regent of Russia from 1762-1796. She was born in Prussia to Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747) and Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712-1760), and...
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Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was a French composer most famous for his piano and orchestral music. Works like Clair de Lune have become piano standards while La Mer, with its unusual use of instruments and impressionistic use of waves of sounds...
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour...
