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| Composer | Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Instrumental |
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Joy amidst tears: Kathryn Stott and Tim Horton’s glorious Rachmaninov
Can you have too much Rachmaninov all in one go? On the basis of this tremendous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival recital, evidently not.
Argerich and Babayan join forces in Cleveland
Martha Argerich made her highly-anticipated Cleveland debut in a stunning recital with Sergei Babayan, notably featuring the latter’s ingenious Prokofiev transcriptions for two pianos.
For whom the bell tolls: Babayan and Trifonov
Teacher and pupil, Sergei Babayan and Daniil Trifonov, with four hands at two pianos, in a programme of two contrasting halves: Schumann, Schubert and Brahms followed by Rachmaninov.
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Day of Wrath: Rachmaninov and the Dies irae
The demonic Dies irae motif haunts many of Rachmaninov’s compositions – but what meaning did this Catholic hymn have for the Russian composer?