Rachmaninoff: Composer, Pianist, Conductor

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Dedication......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
List of plates......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
Part I Rachmaninoff the Composer......Page 18
1 Rachmaninoff and Russian Musical History......Page 20
Chronological Summary of Rachmaninoff's Principal Compositions......Page 36
2 Rachmaninoff's Composing Career and Musical Style......Page 39
3 Student Years, 1886-1892......Page 52
4 Free Artist, 1892-1897......Page 84
5 Moscow, 1897-1906......Page 142
6 Dresden, 1906-1909......Page 204
7 Ivanovka, 1909-1917......Page 234
8 New World, 1917-1943......Page 324
Part II Rachmaninoff the Pianist......Page 392
9 Rachmaninoff's Career as a Pianist......Page 395
10 Concert Statistics......Page 420
11 Rachmaninoff's Art as a Pianist......Page 429
12 Piano Repertoire......Page 457
13 Rachmaninoff and the Gramophone......Page 480
14 Discography......Page 492
15 Rachmaninoff and the Reproducing Piano......Page 539
Part Ill Rachmaninoff the Conductor......Page 548
16 Rachmaninoff's Career as a Conductor......Page 550
17 Conducting Repertoire......Page 567
18 Chronological List of Performances......Page 573
Notes......Page 604
Index of Rachmaninoff's Works......Page 606
Index of Persons and of Works Referred to in the Text......Page 613