Written for his friend and 'best man', Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata turned out to be his last chamber work. Around the turn of the 20th Century, Sergei Rachmaninov was still going through the serious ...

Today is not Rachmaninov's birthday — that happens on March 20th — but we're spending the hour with him just for the pure joy of it. Yefim Bronfman plays two Preludes, Op. 23, nos. 2 and 5 at the ...

Join us for a captivating evening of world-class chamber music, set against the breathtaking candlelit backdrop of St Mary le Strand—a hidden Baroque treasure in the heart of London, an intimate and ...

This is a disc of high contrasts. Rachmaninov's ardently romantic cello sonata is clearly the work of a piano-obsessed composer, one who couldn't stop himself writing a huge piano part that's ...

The cello’s mellow timbre is so well-suited to Rachmaninov’s musical idiom that it is surprising – and certainly a shame – that he composed so little for it as a solo instrument. A few early pieces ...

The year 2023 marks the hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff, born April 1, 1873, in Semyonovo, Novgorod, Russia. His music is revered the world over. In the realm of the ...

All Performances of Sergey Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor at BBC Proms (See all works in BBC Proms by Sergey Rachmaninov) Sort by Most Recent Oldest ...

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The Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov was a best man at Rachmaninov’s wedding in the spring of 1902. He was quite a bit older than the groom, but the two had been close friends for some years, and it ...