Nov. 11, 1921: Rachmaninoff sorry he wrote prelude Sergei Rachmaninoff – who many musicians declare is the biggest living composer and the finest pianist in the world today – acknowledges he made his ...

To U. S. citizens who stay away from concerts, the best-known high-brow composer now living is probably Russian-born Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff. His crashing Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, first ...

Sergei Rachmaninoff is a study in contrasts: reviled by critics but adored by audiences. He was a towering, scowling presence who rarely smiled. Yet he wore his tender heart on his sleeve with his ...