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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff’s compositional output and he made a point of using his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff Signed Letter. Sold for nearly $5,000.
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German composer, pianist and conductor Max Reger autograph musical quotation signed. Reger handwrites three bars from his unpublished choral work, “Hoch lebe dies Haus” (translated “Long Live This House”), on two hand-drawn staves, with holograph lyrics, in German. Signed and dated “Max Reger / 7 June 1905” and additionally signed by his wife, Elsa Reger. Max additionally writes the following cheeky instructions in German underneath the AMQS, “Professors at academies and universities ‘against’ music are urged, in the interest of their own health, to regard this page with aversion and to turn to another page at once.” Reger signs again, “Max Reger / Prague 7 June 1905”. Single page measures 8.5″ x 10.75″ on paper with margins ruled in orange-red. Uniform toning, overall in very good plus condition. Sold for $1,957.
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