One of the greatest figures of late Russian Romanticism, Rachmaninoff exhibited his mature style in this work, written during 1906 - 7 and first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, where it was c...
The Adagio movement of Rachmaninoff's second symphony is considered by many to be one of most beautiful melodies ever written. A continuing favorite in today's concert halls (as well as film and TV),...
Alto Saxophone Solo (pop music)
Rachmaninoff wrote the Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 , in 1915, for Antonina Nezhdanova - a lyric coloratura soprano and one of Russia's greatest singers. When asked, Rachmaninoff told her, 'It has no need...