Check out the Rachmaninoff Society : https://www.rachmaninoff.org/Ashkenazy is the president and on the "download" page he talks about Rach in a video. Also there's a forum on there which might have some info (if not you could always start a thread like this ). Once, awhile back, when the site had a different appearance, I could swear there was a link to an article on there written by someone who knew Rach well and he went into his personality which (he related) was much warmer and more playful than it may have impressed those that didn't know him better.
He married his cousin so I dunno if that's 'normal' or not for back then.
. many russians have distinctive ethnicities about them depending upon the area.
Its very normal if you are Muslim, though i dont like the idea. Rachmaninoffs root's are from the middle-east, infact his name Rahman, is a muslim name, and his 2nd and 3rd piano concerto has middle -eastern thing about them, but as you can imagin people in the west get very defencive when this fact is mentioned. My grand mother is called Rahma
How much is known about Rachmaninov personally? As far as I can tell he was never involved in any scandalous situations, had a happy marriage and fathered two children.
I'm an atheist, but perhaps Pianistimo can get God to bless Rachmaninov.
kind of funny how noone had every really heard zverev play piano - but that his extreme disciplined approach (especially the 6 am practice schedule - no matter how late they were up the night before) produced very good results in his students. it does make one kind of laugh and think that almost any parent could do this if they were mean enough. he must have made it attractive enough, though, too, that his students wouldn't run away or quit. i have just one question, though? how to wake up a boy 8 or older at 6 am??? did they use a loaded rifle? i'm just wondering.
Rach was a closet homosexual
That would be difficult to prove since he was married and had kids.
And I was trying to be nice to Pianistimo, and perhaps cause a general smile ... simply because I like to be nice to people.
By the way, Henrah, I think you live in London, because you mentioned your dad's flat in another thread. Rachmaninov will be playing at the Purcell Room in December. I don't think he'll be doing autographs, though.
were his children also musicians??
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Topic: Rachmaninov the man 