Biography of the musician Rakhmanov

Interesting facts from the life of Rachmaninov are interesting facts from the life of Rakhmaninov Sergey Vasilievich Rakhmaninov, a hereditary Russian nobleman, a brilliant pianist and composer, became a symbol of Russian music around the world. After the October Revolution, he emigrated to America and lived there the last third of his life, but Rachmaninov’s musical works were known to the whole world, not excluding the Soviet Union.

Music, written by Rachmaninov, affects the finest strings of the soul, forcing the imagination to draw amazing paintings. Interesting facts from the life of Rachmaninov 1. The love of music by Sergei Rachmaninov was obviously a hereditary feature. Both his father and grandfather were good pianists. And all of them were the military, and the same fate was prepared for the future composer, but he did not last long.

Leaving the service, he decided to completely devote his life to musical art. The first teacher of music in his life was his own mother. She began to teach her son when he was four years old.

When playing the piano with one hand, Rachmaninov could cover the white keys to a dozen. Already at seven, Sergei Rakhmaninov, along with his grandfather, played works by Beethoven and Schubert. Rachmaninov was not only a composer, but also a talented conductor and a magnificent pianist. Rachmaninov had an amazing memory. It is inexplicable, but the fact - he could play a complex work by hearing it before only once.

Sergey Vasilievich finished the conservatory with a gold medal. And to this day, he is considered the most gifted graduate. During his studies at the Conservatory, Rakhmaninov earned a special assessment from Tchaikovsky, who took the Harmony exam - he set him a five with four pluses. The first symphony of Rachmaninov failed with a bang, having received a negative assessment of the public and critics.

This failure soaked the composer so much that he did not compose anything for the next three years, having lost inspiration. Many productions of Sergei Rachmaninov are considered reference. For example, the famous opera "Boris Godunov" beyond the authorship of Mussorgsky. Rakhmaninov continue to play the piano until his death, devoting this lesson for several hours daily.

The ashes of a great pianist and composer rests in a cemetery near New York. He wanted his body to be transported to Russia after death, but this desire was not destined to come true. Log in or register to leave comments Mar 28,