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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...

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...

A 1946 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and his second wife Mina Mendelson. Taken at their home outside Moscow.

Baba Yaga (Baba Jaga) is a witch or ogress from Slavic folklore who lives in a magical hut in the forest and either helps, imprisons, or eats people (usually children). She is among the most famous figures from Slavic folklore as guardian...

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso noted for his solo piano music. Chopin's work helped make the piano the most popular musical instrument of the 19th century. One of the great composers of Romantic music, Chopin's...

A 1918 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). Bain News Service. (George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress)

A 1923 oil on canvas portrait of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) by Konstantin Andreyevich Somov. (Russian Museum, St Petersburg)

The grave of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

The former home in Beverly Hills, California of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).

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.