Sergei Rachmaninov was not just a talented composer – his contribution to the development of musical art was so significant that it influenced his further development as a whole. His works have received wide recognition throughout the world, and they are still performed by renowned orchestras. The music, written by Rachmaninov, touches the subtlest strings of the soul, forcing the imagination to draw amazing pictures.
from the life of Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninov’s love for music was obviously a hereditary feature. Both his father and grandfather were good pianists. And still they were all military men, and the same fate was prepared for the future composer, he did not serve for long. Leaving the service, he decided to devote his life to music. The first music teacher 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 up to a dozen white keys. Already at the age of seven, Sergei Rachmaninov, together with his grandfather, played works by Beethoven and Schubert (see interesting facts about Schubert). Rachmaninov was not only a composer, but also a talented conductor, and a magnificent pianist. Rachmaninoff had an amazing memory. It is inexplicable, but it is a fact – he could play a complex work, having heard it before only once. He graduated from the Conservatory with a gold medal. To this day, he is considered the most gifted by her graduate. During his studies at the Conservatory, Rachmaninov earned a special mark from Tchaikovsky, who took the harmony exam – he gave him a five with four pluses (see interesting facts about Tchaikovsky). The first symphony of Rachmaninoff failed miserably, receiving a negative assessment of the public and critics. This failure so compounded the composer that the next three years he did not compose, having lost inspiration. Many productions of Sergei Rachmaninov are considered reference. For example, the famous opera “Boris Godunov” by Mussorgsky (see interesting facts about Mussorgsky). Having received permission from the authorities of the USSR, the composer moved to live first in Europe and then in the USA. Rachmaninoff to continue playing the piano until his death, giving this occupation a few hours a day. The ashes of the great pianist and composer rests in a cemetery not far from New York. He wanted his body to be transported to Russia after death, but this wish did not come true.
