Hi all, Does anyone know of an internet site or book that lists all known recital dates and locations played by Rachmaninoff during his life? I check for Rachmaninoff memorabilia on ebay every once and awhile and sometimes see performance programs from concerts he gave and would like to start colle...

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Sorry but I can't say at the moment. We have to secure the compiler's agreement for publication, then undertake the logistics of publishing the data. I'm afraid it won't be that fast!!

The Society is working on publishing - probably in the Member's Area, a list of all known performances, which has been compiled by a member. This will probably be a simple list of dates and venues. Please bear with us, though. This may take a while.....

I haven't heard the Sanderling for a long time. When I first heard it I didn't appreciate it much. I must give it another try! I agree that Litton is well worth hearing and that the Previn (EMI) version remains a classic and a very safe first choice. However, if I only had one version it would be Or...

I agree the Rodriguez recording is good and that it's best to avoid Weissenberg, but my first choice is Gordon Fergus Thomson on Kingdom coupled with the second sonata. Both sonatas are given absolutely tremendous performances but the first especially so. The story goes he had just broken up with hi...

If you search Google images using "rachmaninoff kensico" you'll find several nice photographs......

If you follow this link

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You will find details of the publication of the cadenza as transcribed by Jan Holcman. It's about the 5th or 6th piece on this page.

Hi I'm relatively new to Rachmaninoff's music and have recently finished the two short biographies that my local library has of him. In both biographies, it is described that Rachmaninoff had at least one grown child (a daughter, I think) in Europe during the outbreak of WWII. Since each biography ...