Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 19… Read Full Bio ↴Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He is recognised as a prominent figure in late Romantic-era music, with a style that evolved from early influences such as Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov to a more individual approach characterised by lyrical melodies, expressive harmonies, and complex textures. The piano played a central role in his compositions, and his experience as a performer informed his writing for the instrument.
Rachmaninoff was born into a musical family and began piano lessons at the age of four. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1892, by which time he had already composed several works. In 1897, after the unsuccessful premiere of his Symphony No. 1, he experienced a period of depression that lasted several years. He resumed composing with the Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901, which received positive attention. Between 1904 and 1906, he served as conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre and subsequently moved to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. In 1909, he toured the United States as a pianist for the first time.
Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family emigrated from Russia in 1918, eventually settling in New York. He spent much of the following decades touring in the United States and Europe, and from 1932, he spent summers at his villa in Switzerland. During this period, his focus shifted toward performance, and he composed fewer works, completing six compositions after leaving Russia. In 1942, due to health issues, he relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he died of melanoma in 1943.
Rachmaninoff was born into a musical family and began piano lessons at the age of four. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1892, by which time he had already composed several works. In 1897, after the unsuccessful premiere of his Symphony No. 1, he experienced a period of depression that lasted several years. He resumed composing with the Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901, which received positive attention. Between 1904 and 1906, he served as conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre and subsequently moved to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. In 1909, he toured the United States as a pianist for the first time.
Following the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family emigrated from Russia in 1918, eventually settling in New York. He spent much of the following decades touring in the United States and Europe, and from 1932, he spent summers at his villa in Switzerland. During this period, his focus shifted toward performance, and he composed fewer works, completing six compositions after leaving Russia. In 1942, due to health issues, he relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he died of melanoma in 1943.
Liebesfreud
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Writer(s): Kreisler, Rachmaninoff
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@jerry_moo
That sudden modulation in 1:06 to A-flat is incredibly smooth, dear Lord.
@SCRIABINIST
It's actually smooth because of how it shares the C as the root. C Maj into C7, which connects very well to Bbmin7
@orionyxe
This feels like the confusion of developing attraction to someone mingled with butterflies and happiness! More like the early stages of love than being deeply immersed. Libestraume feels like being deeply, passionately in love, and Libesleid feels like the sorrow after heartbreak. Gotta love the classical love song trio
@blackhole3407
In my opinion, liebesleid sounds like a couple going through conflicts but eventually learn to live along, each with their own imperfections but together in a beautiful harmony..
@Presall-v8y
This is the most Rachmaninoff sounding arrangement he could have possibly come up with xD
@Pianissemo
wellll......... Liebesleid too they both are made during when he had his more developed technique already locked in so thats great :)
@timothyalan34
I understood so little of this, but I still tried to read along. Genius at its finest.
@frankiewinters1255
This is incredibly jazzy considering the era in which Rachmaninoff lived, a true genius of complicated/unusual chords and motifs which I dare say you rarely hear even in the works of Chopin and Liszt!
@davidsinclair9163
Bruh he lived through jazz
@oldbird4601
David Sinclair lmfao he was so poetic about it too! reality is often disappointing