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Valeria Z. Nollan's biography of perhaps the finest pianist of the twentieth century plunges readers into Rachmaninoff's complex inner world. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul is the first biography of Rachmaninoff in English that presents him in the fullness of his Russian identity. As someone whose own life in Russian emigration ran in parallel ways to Rachmaninoff's ownand whose meetings with the composer's grandson in Switzerland informed her workNollan brings important cultural insights into her observations of the activities of this generation of creative artists. She also traces the intricacies of Rachmaninoff's relations with the women closest to himwhose imprints are palpable in his compositionsand introduces a mystery woman whose existence challenges our established narrative of his life.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

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    Publisher: Lexington Books
    Publication Date: 1/15/2024
    ISBN13: 9781666917611, 978-1666917611
    ISBN10: 1666917613
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    Book Synopsis

    Valeria Z. Nollan's biography of perhaps the finest pianist of the twentieth century plunges readers into Rachmaninoff's complex inner world. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul is the first biography of Rachmaninoff in English that presents him in the fullness of his Russian identity. As someone whose own life in Russian emigration ran in parallel ways to Rachmaninoff's ownand whose meetings with the composer's grandson in Switzerland informed her workNollan brings important cultural insights into her observations of the activities of this generation of creative artists. She also traces the intricacies of Rachmaninoff's relations with the women closest to himwhose imprints are palpable in his compositionsand introduces a mystery woman whose existence challenges our established narrative of his life.

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