“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor. He is considered the last romantic among the great Russian composers. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his magnificent works today!
Unfortunately, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s childhood cannot be described as a particularly happy one. He was born into a wealthy aristocratic family, whose fortunes were soon dashed by his father’s decadent and debauched lifestyle, squandering all their money on mistresses and gambling. After his parents separated, the boy was sent to live with his grandmother, who recognised and nurtured his musical talents. At the age of nine, he joined the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. Despite his brilliant piano technique, and great musical talent, Rachmaninoff did not thrive at school, and was eventually sent off to Moscow, where he studied under the excellent teacher, Nikolai Zverev. It was in Moscow, that Rachmaninoff first began composing.
At the end of the 1890s, the young Rachmaninoff suffered two cruel turns of fate, both his close friend Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his teacher Nikolai Zverev died. His 1st Symphony premiered in 1897, and although it was conducted by Alexander Glazunov, the performance was so lacking, that Rachmaninoff couldn’t bear to listen to any more, got up, and left the auditorium well before the end of the piece. The work was mercilessly slammed by the critics, and Rachmaninoff suffered a nervous breakdown. In the following three years, Rachmaninoff struggled to even pick up his quill.
It was not until after 1901 that Rachmaninoff finally turned back to music. He began to work as a conductor in Moscow, and slowly began to travel and perform again, first through Europe, and then the United States as a pianist and conductor. Soon however, the political situation in Russia became so dire, that in 1917, Rachmaninoff and his entire family bade a sad farewell to their homeland, never to return. They emigrated first to Scandinavia, and then in 1918, to America. He spent the final years of his life in the US and Switzerland, where he found peace in his villa, where he would retire after exhausting concert tours.
Stylistically, Sergei Rachmaninoff belongs to neo-romanticists, although his ideas were very original. His works are richly nationalistic, and encapture the essence of the Russian folk tradition. Rachmaninov was inspired by the typically Russian, expressive, romantic motifs and melodies of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Today, it is still possible to find recordings of Rachmaninoff’s piano playing; one can sit back, and admire his remarkable interpretive and expressive skills, and one can gain an insight into the composer’s inner thoughts, as he masterfully navigates his own magnificent works.
for: Eb Cornet & Orchestra
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for: F Horn & Orchestra
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for: Soprano Saxophone & Orchestra
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for: Viola & Orchestra
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for: Clarinet, orchestra
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Bogoroditse Dyevo
for: Brass band
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Klavier
Solostimme
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1622543
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951566
for: 2 pianos
Music score
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Bogoroditse Dyevo
for: Concert band
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Item no.: 1314092
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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from "Vespers" op. 37
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031996
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1689728
From Vespers (All-Night Vigil)
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696190
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
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Symphonic Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Sheet music
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for: Brass band
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for: Brass band
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aus "Vespergesänge"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Italienische Polka
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560463
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
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for: Concert band
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for: Concert band
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Orchestra
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for: Voice, orchestra
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for: Concert band
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for: Concert band
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Bogoroditse Dyevo
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314091
for: Concert band
Sheet music
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Orchestrated by the Composer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 911409
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
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Solo Voice
for: Voice, orchestra
Sheet music
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De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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De Haske Pop Collection
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
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Critical Edition of the Complete Works
Rachmaninoff Critical Edition of the Complete Works Volume 18
for: Piano
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684138
Critical Edition of the Complete Works
Rachmaninoff Critical Edition of the Complete Works Volume 17
for: Piano
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684139
Critical Edition of the Complete Works
Rachmaninoff Critical Edition of the Complete Works Volume 16.2
for: Piano
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684140
From All-Night Vigil
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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Klassik
for: Mixed choir, brass band
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Item no.: 1298645
for: Brass band
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Klassik
for: Mixed choir, brass band
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Item no.: 1298657
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
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The Bells Of Moscow
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315435
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