When the Berlin magazine "Signale für die Musikalische Welt" announced a piano work contest in 1909, Szymanowski submitted a combination of an old fugue he had composed back in 1905 with a short, ...

To U. S. citizens who stay away from concerts, the best-known high-brow composer now living is probably Russian-born Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff. His crashing Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, first ...

Nov. 11, 1921: Rachmaninoff sorry he wrote prelude Sergei Rachmaninoff – who many musicians declare is the biggest living composer and the finest pianist in the world today – acknowledges he made his ...

Using an Ampico piano scroll, Scott Yoo watches Rachmaninoff play his “Prelude on C# Minor.” This is an Ampico Recording, Preludes C-sharp Minor by Rachmaninoff, played by the composer. Played by the ...

He even plays with a STICK on the keys at the end... just wait. 2017 was not only Classic FM's 25th Birthday – the piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons also celebrated their own special anniversary: 25 ...

Although Sergei Rachmaninov was one of the most successful 20th century composers, he has been snubbed by some musical elitists, even historians. One famous music history book devotes a mere seven ...

Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra. side 1: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor; side 2: Liebestraum (Columbia 71304-D), from the album, Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz Concert (Columbia M-484).

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The opening of Rachmaninov’s “Prelude in C Sharp Minor”, composed when he was 19, is one of the most ...

An incredible x-ray and story from a very, very lucky Rachmaninov pianist. A few days ago, reddit user AN0N0-00 made the following post: Reddit post. Picture: Reddit / AN0N0-00 They were going to play ...