Born on this day, April 1, 1873: Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Hat tip, WETA, which at this minute is sending an excerpt from this through the ozone:

7:28 am
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: 18th Variation
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Daniil Trifonov (piano) | Philadelphia Orchestra | Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)
DG 479.4970 (Rachmaninov Variations: Trifonov)

Sergei Rachmaninoff



Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1921

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - BBC Proms 2013 (Stephen Hough : Piano )
1,735,699 views•Jul 13, 2013

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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - BBC Proms 2013 (Stephen Hough : Piano )
Sakari Oramo: conductor (The BBC Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor )
Presenter: Katie Derham at the Royal Albert Hall - London 2013
Source Info: www.bbc.co.uk

Less chat, more tunes:

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Anna Fedorova - Live Classical Music HD
659,399 views•Mar 12, 2018

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Pianist Anna Fedorova and AVROTROS Klassiek are a golden duo: recordings of her previous concerts are one of the most popular ones on our channel. And now she's back! In Het Concertgebouw she performs Rachmaninoff's 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'. Enjoy!

Same artist, different Rachmaninoff piece:

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 - Anna Fedorova - Complete Live Concert - HD
25,874,018 views•Sep 2, 2013

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Also watch Rachmaninoff's 'Piano Concerto no.3' with Anna Fedorova:

The musical program:
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2, op.18

The musicians:
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie led by Martin Panteleev
Anna Fedorova, piano

Recorded: Het Zondagochtend Concert, 1 september 2013 in het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

Rachmaninovs Tweede pianoconcert is zijn populairste: het is te horen in vele films en is een mijlpaal in de carrière van alle grote pianisten.

Het Zondagochtend Concert is a concert serie by the Dutch public radio broadcaster NPO Radio 4.

[Harker]

1. Coincidentally, yesterday I enjoyed a recording

of his Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor with Rachmaninoff himself playing piano.

Great fun.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. His gravesite in Valhalla, NY (Kensico Cemetery)

is one of the most visited (along with Lou Gehrig's). Note the Russian Orthodox cross.



P.S. My father's resting place/family plot is not too far from the site.





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