Ping.
What a storied life this great composer/pianist lived!
He was born into a noble Tatar family. He was a student of Tchaikovsky. His life spanned the tsarist years plus the Russian Revolution which drove him impoverished from his homeland to Switzerland, then to the U.S. where he gave concerts to support his family. (His wife was his cousin which created a sensation in the late 1800's).
Thanks, Homer.....this little blurb has inspired me to pay a visit to Borders to see if they have a good biography of the life and times of a musical legend. To think many freepers were alive during his final years is awesome as we're prone to think famous classical composers were extinct like dinosauers before we were born.
Rachmanioff's music will endure because it's beautifully musical and skillfully written.
Leni
Wow! ‘The Roaring 20s’ has always been one of my favorite movies. Ever.
Big Cagney fan here.