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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was a Russian pianist and composer best known for his piano concertos and symphonies. He overcame an early ravaging by critics and several years of depression to create works which are today amongst the most...
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Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer (born in Ukraine) who was at the forefront of the Modernist music movement. His symphonies, orchestral suites, and ballets display endless variety and complexity. His most famous works today...
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Sergei and Mira Prokofiev
A 1946 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and his second wife Mina Mendelson. Taken at their home outside Moscow.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff by Somof
A 1923 oil on canvas portrait of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) by Konstantin Andreyevich Somov. (Russian Museum, St Petersburg)
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Sergei Prokofiev in 1918
A 1918 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). Bain News Service. (George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress)
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Grave of Sergei Prokofiev
The grave of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
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Rachmaninoff's House in Beverly Hills
The former home in Beverly Hills, California of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).
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Photograph of Rachmaninoff as a Student
An 1892 photograph of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) when he was a student (far right) at the Moscow Conservatory. With him are Anton Arensky (1861-1906), seated in the middle, and Lev Conus and Nikita Morozov.
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Rachmaninoff Working in his Garden
A c. 1910 photograph of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) working on his third piano concerto in his garden at Ivanovka near St. Petersburg.
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Prokofiev at the Piano
A 1918 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) sitting at the piano. Bain News Service. (George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress)
