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Offline rach3pianoconcerto

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Rachmaninoff
on: January 02, 2007, 05:17:11 AM
Anybody know exactly how Sergei Rachmaninoff died and where?

Offline jakev2.0

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #1 on: January 02, 2007, 05:21:08 AM
Google is your friend.  ;)

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 11:51:26 PM
He fell ill during a concert tour in late 1942, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced melanoma.
"My advice to young musicians: Quit music! There is no choice. It has to be a calling, and even if it is and you think there's a choice, there is no choice"-Vladimir Feltsman

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #3 on: January 03, 2007, 04:26:38 AM
and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU
Bach - Partita No.2
Scriabin - Etude 8/12
Debussy - L'isle Joyeuse
Liszt - Un Sospiro

Goal:
Prokofiev - Toccata

>LISTEN<

Offline sevencircles

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #4 on: January 04, 2007, 02:56:33 PM
Quote
and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU


Where did you hear that?

Offline Kassaa

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #5 on: January 04, 2007, 04:25:43 PM
and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU
roses are red,
violets are blue,
in soviet russia,
poem writes YOU!!
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