Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) was a Russian composer,
pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the
finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, perhaps the last great
representative of Romanticism in classical music.Early influences of
Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a
thoroughly personal idiom that included a pronounced lyricism,
expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich,
distinctive orchestral colors.The piano is featured prominently in
Rachmaninoff's compositional output. He made a point of using his own
skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of
the instrument. Even in his earliest works he revealed a sure grasp of
idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody.
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