FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Hear the story of the last of the great Romantics, a selection of his magnificent Preludes for piano from Op. 23 and Op. 32 and the musings of Russia's celebrated writers and poets - Pushkin, Chekhov, Pasternak and Dostoevsky in this memorable recital of great words and music.
“The packed auditorium was absolutely still and silent as she took us into another world - the Russia of Rachmaninoff’s youth, his life and his music. She put us into a kind of collective trance, giving us precious and intimate glimpses into the soul of Rachmaninoff’s music, and the man himself.”
Roberta Swedien, piano The Music Room Recitals Excerpts from Preludes Op. 23 No. 4 in D Major Op. 23 No. 2 in B-Flat Major Op. 23 No. 5 in G Minor Op. 32 No. 13 in D-Flat Major Many more in the full program plus the story of his life, readings from Pushkin, Nabokov, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Ivanov and more.