Sergei Rachmaninoff: Life in portraits

Today we have prepared for you a selection of Rachmaninoff's photo portraits from childhood till his last years.

1880s

Sergei in 1885-86

At the piano, beg. 1880s

1890s

1890s

1892

Early 1890s

Late 1890s, with his friend, bass F.Shalyapin

1899

1900s

1901

Sergei Rachmaninoff, beg. 1900s

1904, with Rachmaninoff's autograph

1906, with Rachmaninoff's autograph

1909 with Rachmaninoff's autograph for T.Satina

1910s

Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano, 1910s

Beg. 1910s with autograph and a fragment of score

This handwritten score is the beginning of Rachmaninoff's art song "An Excerpt from A.Musset" ("Отрывок из А.Мюссе" / "Loneliness") Op 21 N6

Proofreading the score of his 3rd Piano Concerto

1910s

1916

1920s

1921

1921

1928

1930s

Rachmaninoff working with a score

Around 1936

Rachmaninoff at his desk, 1930s

Late 1930s

1940s

1941

1941

Interesting reading:

Read Rachmaninoff's memories as dictated by the great composer himself and put together by Oskar von Riesemann in his book from 1934 "Rachmaninoff's Recollections"

Here you can find our unique DICTION TUTORIALS for some of Rachmaninoff's most famous art songs https://www.russian4singers.com/rachmaninoff