Rachmaninoff

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He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory of Music; his compositions were deeply influenced by Tchaikovsky, with a deep foundation in national music, rich melodies, and good at epic and magnificent musical styles; his main works include the Second and Third Piano Concertos, Paganini Theme Rhapsody, Twenty-four Preludes, Etudes for Sound and Picture, Opera "Aleko", "Francesca of Limini" and the Second Symphony, Orchestral "Dead Island", Bell, etc. Among them, "Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor" has become the "most difficult" in the piano repertoire due to its profound difficulty.

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov was born on April 1, 1873, in a wealthy landlord's family in the city of Onica in Semyonovo, Russia. His family has a good music environment. His great-grandfather once studied from the famous performer Fedell in St. Petersburg. His mother, Anna Onaskaya, was a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. His earliest piano education came from his mother, which enabled him to be influenced by music since childhood.

In 1882, Rachmaninov and his family moved to St. Petersburg, and 9-year-old Rachmaninoff enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and studied piano under Deminsky.

In 1885, under the introduction of his cousin, Lashi entered the Moscow Conservatory, studied under Zverev, received extremely strict training, and laid a solid foundation from then on. As a disciple of Zverev, Lashi had the opportunity to go to the circle of gatherings, met Rubinstein, Taniev, Tchaikovsky, etc., and had an impact on his later creation.

From 1887 to 1888, Racht wrote his first works. They included Scherzo for Orchestra and some piano sketches. In 1889, he was admitted to the Moscow Conservatory and received a more rigorous, formal, and systematic education and training. He studied piano with the famous pianist Zilotti, and also studied composition with the famous composers Taneev and Alensky.

In the summer of 1890, Ratha came to his hometown of Ivanovka, where he met his future wife, Natalia Satina, who was also his cousin. Falling in love, Rashid wrote a six-handed waltz and romantic song for her sweetheart. After returning to Moscow, Rashid started writing the orchestral "Manfred", which was inspired by Tchaikovsky's symphony of the same name.

In 1891 and 1892, he graduated from piano and composition classes with honors, and began his independent career as a musician. In 1891, Rashid completed the "Piano Concerto No. 1" in his hometown. He returned to Moscow in December and presented his first symphonic poem "Prince Roskislav" to his teacher Alensky.

Rachmaninoff was active in the international music scene as a pianist in the early days. During his performance, he took the strengths of his predecessors and created his own unique playing style, becoming one of the few outstanding pianists in the world at that time.

In 1892, in order to hold concerts, he composed many piano music, and also composed large-scale band works such as the symphonic fantasy "Cliff" and "Rhapsody with a Theme of Zigang". In March of that year, Rascal held his own concert at the Conservatory of Music and performed the first movement of his trio and piano concerto. On the other hand, Rajski stepped up his graduation work to create the opera "Alenko", which was based on Pushkin's long narrative poem "Gypsy". That year, Rathsfield won the Gold Medal and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory of Music with honors; after graduation, Rathsfield immediately devoted himself to busy concert performances. During this period, Laszlo also completed one of his most famous works,"Prelude in C-sharp Minor". During the summer vacation, Rajon was very relaxed and completed two sets of art songs and one Fantasia. There is also the Fantasia "The Rock" inspired by Lermontov's poems.

In 1895, Lagarth completed the "Symphony No. 1 in D Minor" that took many days. However, in 1897, the work failed when it was premiered in Petersburg under Grazunov. For this reason, Rachmaninoff fell into extraordinary distress, and his creation began to decrease.

In 1897, Rachmaninov was hired as an assistant conductor at the Mamontov private opera house in Moscow, and he began his career as a conductor. In March 1897, the First Symphony was premiered by Glazunov. Unexpectedly, it failed miserably. After about three years, Lachmaninov was in disarray, and even the "Francesca da Rimini" that had already been written was put on hold until several years later.

In 1899, he traveled to Europe for the first time to perform, which was warmly welcomed by people from all over Europe. Due to the improvement of his mood, he resumed his musical creation activities from 1900, and successively composed "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor", "Piano Prelude" and "Spring Grand Chorus". Among them, the "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor", which is particularly eye-catching, has won widespread praise from the audience for its unique lyrical and poetic meaning.

In November 1901, Rascal's "Piano Concerto No. 2" was completed and premiered. Rascal himself played the solo, and the work was a great success. Rascal also successfully defeated his psychological illness and regained his spirits. Having regained his confidence, Rashid entered a creative peak.

In 1901, he completed the "cello sonata" and Suite No. 2 for two pianos. The following year, Rashid completed his first important choral work-Kantata's "Spring" based on the poems of poet Nekrasov. Soon after, Rashid announced his marriage to Natalia.

In the summer of 1903, La Stella spent time in her hometown. Created the opera "The Greedy Knight". The eldest daughter, Irene, was born. Continued to write the opera "Francesca da Rimini" that had been put on hold for a long time.

In 1906, Rascal personally conducted the premieres of "The Misery Knight" and "Francesca da Rimini". In February, the situation in Russia was turbulent and Razordi went to Italy. Later, he lived in Dresden; in the relatively stable environment of Dresden, Rathsberg completed the Second Symphony (1906-1908). Piano Sonata No. 1 (1907), symphonic poem "Dead Island"(1909).

In May 1907, Lashi's second daughter, Tagiana, was born. Ivanovka in summer became Lashi's main creative site.

In the summer of 1908, he completed the surprisingly difficult "Piano Concerto No. 3" here, which was premiered in the United States the following year. In the following years, the days were relatively peaceful. During the heavy tour, he successively completed "Thirteen Preludes"(Op. 32, 1910),"Sound and Picture Etudes"(Op. 33, 1911), and "Second Piano Sonata"(1913).

In 1913, Rathsfield resigned from many contracts and wanted to use them for many creations. Another big move was to resign as chairman of the Imperial Music Association. In February, Rashid came to Rome and historically happened to live in the house where Tchaikovsky's brother Modeste Tchaikovsky had lived.

The outbreak of the war in 1914 destabilized Russia. During this time, Razorov stayed in southern Russia. In September, Rathsfeld suddenly received an invitation from Sweden, hoping that he would perform in Stockholm. Rathsfeld took advantage of this opportunity to leave Russia with his wife and daughter. He also bid farewell to Russia; Razorough first went to Stockholm and then moved to Copenhagen. Because he had no fixed income, Rahli had to increase the number of games, but he still couldn't make ends meet.

At the end of 1918, Laplace received an invitation from the United States. In November, Laplace's family moved to New York, USA. Under the arrangement of his agent Charles Ellis, Laplace became a contracted artist for the "Steinway" company. Steinway arranged 40 Laplace performances in four months to promote the piano.

1919-1920 Nian Rugby signed a recording contract with Shengli Company to record his piano works.

In 1921, Larch emerged from the economic crisis and bought a house in the United States. The house was built in the style of Ivanovka's old house, employing Russian servants, and everything was furnished in the same way as Larch in Russia.

In 1923, Rathsfield gradually increased his performances in Europe. After settling down in life, Rashid devoted his energy to composing music. At this point, Lagarth finally completed the "Piano Concerto No. 4". This lengthy concerto title is dedicated to the Russian composer Metternich. Rashid joked that his work was the "Nibelungen Ring" in the field of piano concerto, meaning that the length of the work was astonishing. In March 1927, Laszlo personally performed the Fourth Piano Concerto, which premiered in Philadelphia. It was subsequently revised and handed over to TAIR for publication.

In January 1931, Rafael suddenly published an article in The New York Times criticizing the Soviet government. On March 9, the Soviet government responded by banning Rafael's works throughout the Soviet Union, and (the ban was lifted two years later) Rafael suddenly became "the enemy of the people."

In the summer, Laplace revised the Second Piano Sonata and completed his last solo piano work, Variations on a Colerie Theme, which premiered in Montreal in October of that year.

In 1934, Rathsfield completed his most important work in his later years at Villa Schenar in Switzerland

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. This piano and orchestra work is the most famous music in his later years. The author uses the theme of "Day of Wrath" in Paganini's famous caprice and unfolds 24 variations, of which the 18th variation is famous for the movie "Seventy Years Back in Time"; at this time, Larsson's health has deteriorated, but he still has to continue touring in order to make a living.

In June 1939, the United Kingdom invited Larsson to London to participate in a ballet based on Larsson's music held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Larsson was no longer able to make the trip; in the autumn of the same year, Larsson completed his last work,"Symphony Dance", and here revised the "Piano Concerto No. 4".

From 1942 to 1943, Laplace felt more tired than ever before, and by the beginning of 1943, the situation had become worse and worse, and Laplace had become more and more weak. The doctor's initial diagnosis was that pleurisy was severe. He was ordered to rest in bed immediately. But Laplace insisted on playing the concert in Knoxville on February 17 before he had to end the tour and return to his family home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, the doctor diagnosed that the cancer was advanced and had spread completely to the lungs and bones. According to the pianist Horowitz who was by Laplace's side in his final moments, Laplace's condition deteriorated very quickly. On the morning of March 28, 1943, Rachmaninoff died at his home at the age of 70.