Thursday, July 10, 2014

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: A DOCUMENTARY

Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)
I want to feature a documentary about Sergei Rachmaninoff called Harvest of Sorrow. Rachmaninoff was our Christian brother of the ancient  eastern Orthodox Church, and extraordinary composer, conductor and performer. At just over 1 hour and 40 minutes in length, I suggest you earmark it for viewing on a stormy night.

 [Click on image below or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi3MU9JnL7E for documentary about Sergei Rachmaninoff - The Harvest of Sorrow.]


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1 comment:

  1. John SmithJuly 15, 2014 at 6:58 PM

    I had a minor encyclopedia when I was a kid, it criticized Rachmaninoff as third-rate. We only used to get to listen to the C# minor prelude. It wears pretty well now.

    I notice that modern religious composers, like Jules Massenet or Franz Biebl, get little air play.

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