Sergei Rachmaninoff: Memoirs of Contemporaries

A brilliant pianist and composer, a symbol of Russian music all over the world—this audiobook is a collection of memories and testimonies from Sergey Rachmaninoff’s relatives, friends, colleagues, and fans!

The book is a compilation of testimonies from Rachmaninoff’s relatives, friends, colleagues, and admirers at different stages of the composer’s life. It includes recollections from the people closest to Sergey Vasilyevich and his family, as well as memoirs by contemporaries that offer a sense of the era and the time in which the composer lived and created.

Contents 01. Foreword 02. A.A. Trubnikovа — “Even at an early age, Sergey’s inclination toward music began to show.” 03. M.L. Presman — “A capable boy, though a big prankster…” 04. M.E. Bukinik — “He knew how to stir up sadness.” 05. A.F. Gedike — “He heard all music through and through.” Memorable meetings 06. A.B. Goldenweizer — “Rachmaninoff played the piano with astonishing perfection.” 07. L.D. Rostovtsova — “If I weren’t a musician, you wouldn’t have paid attention to me…” 08. E.Yu. Zhukovskaya — “Truly, only very close people knew him…” 09. Z.A. Pribytkova — “In music and play, he revealed the wonderful truth about himself…” 10. A. J. and E. Svan — “What kind of life is there for me without music!” 11. S.A. Satina — “To understand Rachmaninoff the person, you have to listen to his music without overthinking it.”